Clinical trials: Food Assistance
Nutritional Quality of Food Purchases
Pilot Study on Community Gardens and Food Purchases in Deprived Neighborhood (Marseille, France)
The pilot study aims to investigate the place of fresh garden produce in the food supply and food practices of women in community gardens of deprived neighborhoods of Marseille, reputed to be among the poorest in the European…
- Trial name
- NCT03175575
- Testing
- Access to a community garden in deprived neighborhoods
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Health Disparities, Food Security
The Effect of Work Requirements in SNAP in Virginia
More than a dozen states have proposed or plan to implement work requirements in Medicaid, and similar requirements already exist nationally in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), yet evidence on the effects…
- Trial name
- NCT04888832
- Testing
- Work requirement exemption months
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Child Malnutrition
Food Aid Quality Review: Feasibility and Acceptability Study of Corn Soy Blend and Fortified Vegetable Oil in Malawi
This research will test alternative methods of ensuring compliance with recommended preparation and targeting of supplementary foods for malnourished children under five years of age.
- Trial name
- FAQR-Malawi (NCT01873196)
- Testing
- Receive extra oil, Receives behavior changed messages on CSB package
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 6,811 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
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
Diet, Healthy
Evaluation of Demonstrations to End Childhood Hunger - CN DietQual
The 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization provided funding to test innovative strategies to end childhood hunger and food insecurity.
- Trial name
- EDECHCNDIETQ (NCT04318873)
- Testing
- Packed Promise Demonstration Benefits
- Volunteers
- 4,750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Social Perception, Psychology
"Why do the Recommendations Keep Changing?" A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Scrollytelling Web Application to Help Members of the Public Understand Better How and Why Public Health Guidelines Change Over Time
This study will be an online 3-arm randomized controlled trial. Here intervention group 1 will receive the intervention in the form of an animated cartoon "scrollytelling" outlining the various changes and reasons for changes in…
- Trial name
- Changing (NCT07091591)
- Testing
- Changing (version: pandemic), Changing (version: nutrition)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 525 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Food Insecurity, Food Security
The Indiana SNAP-Ed Long-term Study
The goal of the study is to determine the immediate and long-term effects of SNAP-Ed on the food insecurity of the entire household, household adults, and household children.
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Food Security, Education
- Trial name
- NCT03436589
- Testing
- Indiana SNAP-Ed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 575 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Malnutrition
Effectiveness of Targeting Food Aid to Malnourished Children Compared to Targeting All Children Under Two Years
The objective of this study is to compare two approaches to targeting donated supplementary food to young children. The study compares the effectiveness of the widely-used curative approach where targeting is based on the child's…
- Trial name
- NCT00210418
- Testing
- Fortified food rations, Education and communication to improve feeding practices
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Diet Habit
Healthfulness of Food From Grocery Stores Versus Eating Out Among People Receiving Food Benefits (SNAP)
The objective of this cross-sectional study was to characterize the dietary intake of SNAP participants and nonparticipants by food source, including grocery stores, sit-down restaurants, and fast food.
- Trial name
- SNAP (NCT03372213)
- Volunteers
- 4,237 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Anemia
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Distributing Micronutrient Sprinkles to Reduce Prevalence of Anemia
The objective of this study is to test the feasibility and effectiveness of distributing micronutrient sprinkles to 6-20 month old children participating in an integrated maternal and child health and nutrition program in rural…
- Trial name
- NCT00210405
- Testing
- "Sprinkles" containing mulitple micronutrients, Education/communication on use of micronutrient sprinkles, Fortified food aid (corn-soy blend)
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Nutrition Poor, Health Behavior
Virtual Technical Assistance for Child and Adult Care Food Program in Family Child Care Home
This study evaluates the effect of a fully virtual nutrition technical assistance training program for family child care home providers on the food they serve young children in their care and the food environment in their home.
- Trial name
- NCT04345874
- Testing
- Nutrition technical assistance, Children's environmental health technical assistance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Nutritional Quality, Food Insecurity
Grocery Assistance Program Study for Families
An experimental trial will be conducted whereby a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-like food benefit program will be implemented in 240 SNAP eligible households.
- Conditions
- Nutritional Quality, Food Insecurity, Food Legislation, Healthy Diet
- Trial name
- NCT03363048
- Testing
- Restricted, Restriction plus Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 646 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Plant Food Intake
Can Personalised Digital Feedback Help Increase Plant Food Intake?
Inadequate plant food intake is a leading modifiable risk factor for non-communicable disease. However, on average, 88% of individuals do not consume adequate amounts of vegetables.
- Trial name
- D4M (NCT07478068)
- Testing
- Personalised Feedback, Control
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bath
Child Malnutrition
Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Four Formulations of Food Supplements for the Prevention of Wasting and Stunting in Burkina Faso
This research will serve as a follow-up on the review of Title II commodities performed by the Food Aid Quality Review at Tufts University in October 2011.
- Trial name
- FAQR-Burkina (NCT02071563)
- Testing
- CSB14, RUSF1, SC+
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 6,039 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Dietary Intake
Application of the 24-hour Recall Methodology Assisted by Digital Photographs for the Analysis of Dietary Intake
With this project, the investigators expect to standardize a reliable and optimized methodology based on a 24-hour recall tool assisted by digital photographs with a complete output of foods and nutritional information for the…
- Trial name
- IngFood (NCT05610137)
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanessa Corrales Agudelo
Diet
Increasing Affordable Fruits and Vegetables for Families With Food Insecurity
Investigator will test an intervention to increase use of a fruit and vegetable incentive program in South Carolina for families in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) experiencing food insecurity.
- Trial name
- NCT06828445
- Testing
- Veggie Vouchers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Malnutrition, Undernutrition
Canned Herring for Prevention of Childhood Malnutrition During the Early Rainy Season in Rural Guinea-Bissau
This study will test the effectiveness of a weekly village distribution of canned herring for prevention of malnutrition in children aged 2-5 years old during a food-insecure time of the year in rural villages in Guinea-Bissau.
- Trial name
- NCT02496247
- Testing
- Canned Herring
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Global Food & Nutrition Inc.
Cardiovascular Morbidity, Risk Reduction
Help Everyone Assess Risk Today: LEnten Nutrition Study (HEART-LENS)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of community health screening, health education and nutritional intervention on risk factors for cardiovascular disease in a predominantly African American population.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Morbidity, Risk Reduction, Nutrition Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05057650
- Testing
- Vegan diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
The Well Being of Parents of Children With Food Allergies
Exploring the Effectiveness of Online Self-help for Parents of Children With Food Allergies
This study aims to conduct an initial evaluation of whether online self-help can improve the quality of life of parents of children with food allergies.
- Trial name
- NCT03529747
- Testing
- Online self-help
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Canterbury Christ Church University
Food Preferences
A Trial of Behavioral Economic Interventions Among Food Pantry Clients
Obesity, unhealthy dietary habits, and food insecurity are major public health concerns, especially affecting individuals living in poverty.
- Trial name
- NCT04011384
- Testing
- Behavioral economic intervention of online purchasing at a food pantry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 286 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine