Clinical trials: Food Security
Food Insecurity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)
Food Insecurity, Social Determinants of Health
Food is Medicine for the whole will test an intervention which provides medically tailored meals, or grocery voucher cards, or a combination of these food and nutrition resources to a caregiver and children living in the…
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT06784310
- Testing
- Medically Tailored Meals, Grocery Prescription, Medically Tailored Meals and Grocery Prescription
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Alison Gustafson
Food Insecurity, Stunting
Scaling up Small-Scale Food Processing to Promote Food Security Among Women Farmers in Rural Vietnam
This repeated measures, cluster randomized, cohort trial design was carried out in three provinces in the northern mountainous area of Vietnam.
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Stunting, Wasting, Underweight
- Trial name
- NCT03847662
- Volunteers
- 799 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Nutrition, Vietnam
HIV
Evaluation of the Effects of a Structural Economic and Food Security Intervention on HIV Vulnerability in Rural Malawi
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a multilevel economic and food security program (Support to Able-Bodied Vulnerable groups to Achieve Food Security; SAFE) in rural central Malawi as implemented and assigned by CARE-Malawi…
- Trial name
- SAGE4Health (NCT02332265)
- Testing
- Support to Able-Bodied Vulnerable groups to Achieve Food Security (SAFE)
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,901 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Adolescent Behavior, Health Behavior
Exploring Enhanced HFP to Reduce Child Marriage in Bangladesh
Child marriage leads to pregnancy in adolescence, a root cause of both malnutrition and the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Behavior, Health Behavior, Marriage Age
- Trial name
- NCT04758169
- Testing
- Enhanced Homestead Food Production, Control
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helen Keller International
Chronic Hepatitis b
Cross Sectional Survey on the Burden and Impacts of Chronic Hepatitis B in the Rural Area of Niakhar, Senegal
This study aims at estimating the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in rural Senegal (area of Niakhar) and at evaluating the associated burden in terms of both health-related and socio-economic consequences.
- Trial name
- AMBASS (NCT03215732)
- Testing
- HBV testing with dried blood spots (DBS) technique
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 3,119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Nutrition Intervention, Healthy Eating
Improving Dietary Quality Through Animal Source Protein Accessibility in a Low-Resource Setting
Dietary quality is the lowest in the lifespan during childhood through adolescents, a period of rapid growth and development. Protein food recommendations and requirements for protein as a nutrient, along with other nutrients…
- Conditions
- Nutrition Intervention, Healthy Eating, Diet, Healthy, Hunger
- Trial name
- NCT07620028
- Testing
- Nutrition Secure Indianapolis Food Box Intervention, Nutrition Secure Indianapolis Nutrition Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Chronic Diseases in Children
Food as Medicine Study
The Food as Medicine (FAME) intervention aims to improve dietary quality in lower income, primarily ethnic minority youth through food navigation that bridges clinical care and community food resources.
- Trial name
- FAME (NCT07162350)
- Testing
- Food Navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Parkland Health and Hospital System
Child Malnutrition, Breast Feeding
Community-based Nutrition Program Effectiveness Evaluation in Afghanistan
The study will be a mixed methods, two-arm, cluster-randomized controlled trial. The primary aim of this evaluation is to measure the effectiveness of the Community-Based Nutrition Package intervention on child feeding practices…
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Breast Feeding, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04133766
- Testing
- Community Based Nutrition Package (CNBP)
- Where
- 3 sites in Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 4,076 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Adolescent Behavior, Sexual Behavior
Assessing the Preliminary Effects of a Multisectoral Agricultural Intervention on Adolescent Girls' Health
The goal of this study is to understand how the Shamba Maisha household agricultural and economic intervention impacts the sexual, reproductive, and nutritional health of adolescent girls.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Behavior, Sexual Behavior, Reproductive Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03741634
- Testing
- Multi-sectoral agricultural intervention
- Where
- 16 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Food Security
WFP Cash, Food, and Voucher Study in Ecuador
This evaluation is part of a five country project to evaluate the benefits and costs of the use of two alternatives to food transfers: vouchers and cash (hereafter referred to as "alternative modalities").
- Trial name
- NCT02526147
- Testing
- Cash, Voucher, Food
- Volunteers
- 2,580 people
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Food Insecurity Among Children
Evaluation of Demonstrations to End Childhood Hunger - KY
The 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization provided funding to test innovative strategies to end childhood hunger and food insecurity.
- Trial name
- EDECHKY (NCT04283344)
- Testing
- KY Ticket to Healthy Food Benefits
- Volunteers
- 4,504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Food Security
Proposed Meal Changes for CACFP: Impact on Child Food Intake and Costs
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) meals are an important influence on diets of children from low-income families enrolled in the CACFP and should meet children's nutrient needs while fostering healthy eating habits that…
- Trial name
- NCT02789215
- Testing
- Proposed Meal Changes for CACFP: Impact on Child Food Intake and Costs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Food Insecurity Among Children
Evaluation of Demonstrations to End Childhood Hunger - NV
The 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization provided funding to test innovative strategies to end childhood hunger and food insecurity.
- Trial name
- EDECHNV (NCT04253743)
- Testing
- Nevada Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Demonstration Benefits
- Volunteers
- 7,246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Malnutrition, Child, Obesity
Keiki (Pediatric) Produce Prescription (KPRx) Program Hawaii
Children living in food-insecure homes, defined as at some time during the last year their household not having enough food, money, or resources to feed the family experience low intake of fresh fruits and vegetables (FV), and a…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Obesity, Food Selection, Nutrition Poor
- Trial name
- KPRxHawaii (NCT05442424)
- Testing
- Produce Voucher, Wait-List Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
Classroom Concentration, Dietary Diversity
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Nutritional Supplement Packages on Improving School Children's Hunger, Eating Behavior and Classroom Concentration
The goal of this intervention study is to learn whether providing nutritional supplement packs can reduce hunger at school and improve healthy eating behaviors and classroom concentration among students in grades 3-9 attending…
- Conditions
- Classroom Concentration, Dietary Diversity, Hunger
- Trial name
- NCT07783646
- Testing
- Nutritional Supplement Pack
- Where
- 14 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Household Food Security
Food Security and Nutrition in Rural Cambodia
The project is a three arm randomized control trial in rural Cambodia designed to evaluate the impact of homestead food production (home gardens) with and without fish ponds versus control on household food security, dietary…
- Trial name
- NCT01593423
- Testing
- plant-based Homestead Food Production, Homestead Food Production plus small pond aquaculture, a comparison group
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Integrated Community-based Intervention Package, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
An Integrated Community-based Intervention Package in Improving Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes
This study aims to improve maternal, neonatal and infant health outcomes through an integrated community-based intervention package in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia.
- Conditions
- Integrated Community-based Intervention Package, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Morbidity;Newborn, Complementary Feeding
- Trial name
- ICBIP-MNH) (NCT05517577)
- Testing
- Behaviour Change Communication and Male involvement intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 624 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Nutrition, Healthy, Hunger
Maximizing Nutrition Education to Meet Dietary and Food Security of Children and Parents
Food insecurity and low diet quality are persistent problems linked with chronic disease and poor health among limited-resource children and adults using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Healthy, Hunger, Diet, Healthy, Food Habits
- Trial name
- NCT05196763
- Testing
- the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program-Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Cardio Vascular Disease, Cerebro Vascular Disease
Qungasvik (Toolbox)-Healthy Hearts: A Cultural Approach to Reducing Chronic Disease Risk
Due to the extreme remoteness, transportation challenges, and lack of access to clinical care, the delivery of preventative health interventions in rural Alaska Native communities is a top tribal priority.
- Conditions
- Cardio Vascular Disease, Cerebro Vascular Disease, Mental Health, Chronic Disease (Physical)
- Trial name
- AK CEAL EI (NCT07829341)
- Testing
- Qungasvik-Healthy Hearts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
Food Insecurity
Nurturing Outreach for Understanding and Reducing Inpatient Security of Health
Food insecurity is the lack of consistent access to the food needed for a healthy life. Food insecurity among families whose child has been hospitalized is a critical problem affecting a large, vulnerable population.
- Trial name
- NOURISH (NCT07010289)
- Testing
- Prepared Meals, Grocery Gift Cards, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences