Clinical trials: Food Insecurity
Food Insecurity
Fresh Truck Pilot to Reduce Food Insecurity in a Medicaid ACO
This research is a randomized pilot study of an intervention to address food insecurity among intermediate risk Boston Accountable Care Organization (BACO) members receiving primary care at Boston Medical Center (BMC).
- Trial name
- NCT04017624
- Testing
- Fresh Truck with stipend, THRIVE screening and referral
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
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
Chronic Conditions, Multiple, Chronic Conditions
Evaluating Covered California's Grocery Support Program
This is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Covered California's Grocery Support Program. This pragmatic RCT will test the efficacy of providing a monthly food card benefit for adults with food insecurity, a chronic…
- Conditions
- Chronic Conditions, Multiple, Chronic Conditions, Food Insecurity, Low-Income Population
- Trial name
- NCT07215897
- Testing
- Grocery Support Monthly Program, Grocery Support One-Time Payment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,975 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pregnancy Related, Food Insecurity
Nourishing Beginnings: Addressing Food Insecurity During Pregnancy
This is a pilot project designed to test the feasibility of implementing a community health worker (CHW)-led intervention to improve nutritious food access and consumption among pregnant people and to evaluate the effectiveness…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Food Insecurity, Premature Birth, Pregnancy Complications
- Trial name
- NCT05341960
- Testing
- Food Delivery, Financial Support
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Cardiac Rehabilitation, Nutrition, Healthy
Enhanced SUPport for Initiation and paRticipation in a FOOD is Medicine Program
The purpose of this research is to see if offering more navigation and text-message support will help increase participation and engagement in a Food is Medicine program.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Rehabilitation, Nutrition, Healthy, Nutrition Poor
- Trial name
- SUPeRFOOD (NCT06500962)
- Testing
- Usual Care, Navigation, Text Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Diabetes, Obesity
Addressing Diabetes by Elevating Access to Nutrition
The goal of ADELANTE is to determine whether a multi-level intervention to improve household food insecurity and glycemic control is effective for Latino patients with diabetes. Specifically, ADELANTE aims to 1.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Obesity, Lifestyle, Healthy
- Trial name
- ADELANTE (NCT05228860)
- Testing
- Vida Sana (a Group Lifestyle Intervention), Supplemental Healthy Food Deliveries
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 233 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Type 2 Diabetes
Lowering the Impact of Food Insecurity in African American Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (LIFT-DM)
The objective of this protocol is to answer the questions: 1) Within food supplementation options, are mailed stock boxes superior to food vouchers in terms of achieving glycemic control? 2) Is the combination of mailed stock…
- Trial name
- LIFT-DM (NCT04181424)
- Testing
- Diabetes Education Plus Monthly Food Vouchers, Diabetes Education Plus Combination of Monthly Food Vouchers and Stock Boxes, Diabetes Education Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
COVID-19, Obesity
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Eating Behavior and Weight Change
Background: The indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health are of increasing concern. Perceived stress can lead to binge eating and weight gain.
- Trial name
- NCT04896060
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,056 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Healthy Lifestyle Promotion Program in Communities From the Yaqui Valley
The aim is to evaluate the change in indicators of lifestyle and its effect on cardiometabolic biomarkers as a response to an integrative mother-child intervention to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent food insecurity and…
- Trial name
- NUTRIGANDO (NCT05945862)
- Testing
- NUTRIGANDO
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Tecnologico de Sonora
Food Selection
A Multilevel Intervention in the Hunger Relief Network to Improve Diet Among Adults Experiencing Food Insecurity
The investigator proposes an evaluation of a randomized, sustainable intervention in 8 intervention and 8 control pantries. We will enroll a sample clients at the food pantry at baseline and follow them for 1 year to assess…
- Trial name
- SuperShelf (NCT03421106)
- Testing
- Intervention Food Pantries, Control Food Pantries
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 504 people
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Healthy
Using an AI Mobile Application to Promote Healthy Eating
The goal of this feasibility study is to determine the adherence, acceptability, and usability of the behavioral intervention of a mobile AI application and its effects on food choices and diet quality.
- Trial name
- NCT07108452
- Testing
- A mobile application that uses AI to deliver behavioral nudges that encourage healthy food choices., Limited app version for dietary assessment only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Malnutrition, Dietary Modification
Evaluating a Family-based Nutrition and Garden Intervention in Rural Guatemala
This is a pilot quasi-experimental study to evaluate the impact of adding a family garden intervention to an existing wrap-around nutrition intervention for children with chronic malnutrition and their family.
- Trial name
- NCT03689504
- Testing
- Standard of care nutrition support, Home-based nutrition education, Home-based family gardening
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Wuqu' Kawoq, Maya Health Alliance
Cancer, Diet, Healthy
Screening for and Responding to Food Insecurity Among Infusion Patients
Food insecurity impacts 1 in 8 people in the United States and 1 in 4 people receiving cancer treatment. Food insecurity is associated with poor dietary quality, adverse health conditions (e.g., Type 2 diabetes, overweight and…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Diet, Healthy, Nutrition, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT05889780
- Testing
- Food pantry referrals, No-prep, ready-to-eat meals, Vouchers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Obesity, Food Insecurity
FoodRx for Obesity Treatment
This study is a 3-group, parallel design, randomized controlled trial (RCT) in 105 adults with obesity and food insecurity that will compare BWL-Alone (including standard-of-care referral and connection with community food…
- Trial name
- NCT05635019
- Testing
- BWL+VOUCHER, BWL+HOME, Behavioral weight loss counseling (BWL)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Type 2 Diabetes
Cardiometabolic Impact of a Produce Prescription Program in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Food Insecurity
This study is testing whether providing monthly vouchers to buy fruits and vegetables can help improve blood sugar control in adults with type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- GARDEN-CARDIO (NCT07674979)
- Testing
- Produce Gift Card and Dietary Education, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes
NOURISH - A Healthcare-community Partnership to Improve Nutrition for Optimal Glycemic Control and Pregnancy Outcomes With Pregestational Diabetes
Nutrition insecurity (inclusive of food insecurity + poor diet quality) is a fundamental social need that must be addressed to improve treatment and health outcomes for high-risk pregnant women with pregestational type 1 and 2…
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes, Pregnancy, High Risk
- Trial name
- NOURISH (NCT07560813)
- Testing
- Mid-Ohio Food Farmacy (MOF+) produce delivery, Nutrition education with Dining with Diabetes (DWD), Health Impact Ohio Central Ohio Pathways Hub to address unmet social needs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Food Selection, Obesity
A Default Option for Health: Improving Nutrition Within the Financial and Geographic Constraints of Food Insecurity
Food insecurity is associated with an increased risk of obesity. The availability of a default option (i.e., option a consumer selects if no active choice is made) has been shown to effectively nudge consumer behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT04186533
- Testing
- Default Option, Nutrition Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University at Albany
Food Insecurity, Vulnerable Populations
Enrollment in and Utilization of the Flex Nutrition Program
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the impact of proactive outreach on enrollment into and utilization of the Flexible Services Nutrition Program.
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Vulnerable Populations, Nutrition, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT05972421
- Testing
- High Intensity Proactive Outreach, Low Intensity Proactive Outreach
- Volunteers
- 255 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Food Insecurity
Fresh Start: Increasing Early Produce Intake
Nearly 22% of children in Philadelphia live in food-insecure (FI) households, often leading to reliance on inexpensive, nutrient-poor foods and associated poor health outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT05153577
- Testing
- Group A: $5 produce box, Group B: $10 produce box
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2D)
Culturally Tailored Program for Food-Insecure Adults: SPICE-D
The goal of this pilot intervention study is to learn if culturally appropriate food bundles and nutrition education can help people with diabetes who struggle to afford healthy food in patients with diabetes receiving care at…
- Trial name
- SPICE-D (NCT07361341)
- Testing
- Food Bundle Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences