Clinical trials: Food Security, open to volunteers
Childhood Obesity, Obesity
EBT Fruit and Vegetable Prescription
Eating Better Together is a 6-month pilot program that teaches families about healthy eating and activity and provides home deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables from a local retail partner.
- Trial name
- NCT05028205
- Testing
- Prevention Plus
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Chronic Malnutrition, Stunting of Growth
Nutritional Intervention With Tenebrio Molitor Powder in Children With Chronic Malnutrition in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a dietary supplement based on Tenebrio molitor (mealworm flour) can improve nutritional status and biomarkers of micronutrient deficiency in children aged 2-10 years.
- Trial name
- SANTE (NCT07284095)
- Testing
- Tenebrio Molitor powder, Control Group (Maize-Soy supplement)
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
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
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
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
Diet, Healthy, Health Behavior
A Food As Medicine Approach to Address Food Insecurity in Rural North Carolina
Increasing fruit and vegetable (FV) intake, and reducing saturated fat, salt, and added sugar are central lifestyle recommendations in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans to prevent chronic disease.
- Conditions
- Diet, Healthy, Health Behavior, Blood Pressure, Diabetes Mellitus Risk
- Trial name
- NCT07221045
- Testing
- PhytoRx Families: A Pilot Test to Address Food Security in Rural North Carolina
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University