Clinical trials: Food Insecurity
Hunger, Child Development
Building Wealth and Health Network: A Microfinance/TANF Demonstration Project
The goals of the The Building Wealth and Health Network (The Network) are to develop and rigorously test an asset building model that will build financial, social and human capital through asset building, financial education and…
- Conditions
- Hunger, Child Development, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- NCT02577705
- Testing
- Self Empowerment Groups, Financial Empowerment, Matched Savings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Hunger-Free Communities
Food Insecurity
Implementing Food Referrals for Equity and Sustained Health
Food insecurity (FI) disproportionately affects those who have been historically marginalized and significantly contributes to poor health outcomes.
- Trial name
- I-FRESH (NCT06661538)
- Testing
- Food Security Screening & Referral Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Nutrition, Type 2 Diabetes
Pilot of Continuous Glucose Monitor-Augmented Food Is Medicine
This study is designed to test the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a continuous glucose monitor (CGM)-augmented food is medicine (FIM) intervention for adults with type 2 diabetes and nutrition or food insecurity.
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Type 2 Diabetes, T2DM, T2DM (Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus)
- Trial name
- ALIGN (NCT07148713)
- Testing
- CGM-Augmented FIM, FIM only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Mental Health Issue, Food Insecurity
Food and Friends: Healthy Meals Delivered to You
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if home delivered healthy meals (HDHM) with or without (intervention vs. control) social interaction can impact mental health and food security in adults aged 65 and older who live…
- Trial name
- NCT06415370
- Testing
- Home Delivered Healthy Meals, In-person "friendly visits", Student Companion calls
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Investigating Metabolic and Psychological Adaptations in a Clinical Trial
This study aims to explore how food insecurity, a lack of consistent access to enough food, may lead to changes in the body that make it harder to lose weight.
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT06800794)
- Testing
- Behavioral Skill Training, Meal Provisioning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Nutrition, Healthy, Mental Health Wellness 1
Nurturing Healthy Teachers
The purpose of this trial is to compare the impact of a fruit and vegetable access plus nutrition education intervention to a nutrition education-only control on the health, well-being, and food security of early care and…
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Healthy, Mental Health Wellness 1, Diabetes Mellitus Risk, Obesity
- Trial name
- NHT (NCT05542537)
- Testing
- Brighter Bites (BB) Produce Distribution, Brighter Bites (BB) Nutrition Education, Create Healthy Futures (CHF) Weekly Wellness Groups
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 379 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Healthy Diet, Nutrition, Healthy
Mobile Food Market Cluster Randomized Trial
Mobile food markets have been proposed as a strategy for mitigating health disparities related to poor nutrition and diet/weight-related health conditions because they bring low-cost, healthy food directly to underserved…
- Trial name
- NCT05672186
- Testing
- Full-service market intervention, No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Pediatric Obesity, Healthy Eating
Childhood Obesity Treatment Designed for Low Income and Hispanic Families
This study is a type-1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation RCT comparing a novel family-inclusive childhood obesity treatment program, the "Healthy Living Program" (HeLP), to a protocol that enhances usual primary care to deliver…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, Minority Health
- Trial name
- NCT05041855
- Testing
- The Healthy Living Program/La Vida Saludable, Recommended Treatment of Obesity in Primary Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 554 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
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
HIV, Pregnancy
The PreNAPS Study: FI, Nutrition, and Psychosocial Health Outcomes at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital
The Prenatal Nutrition and Psychosocial Health Outcomes (PreNAPS) study was a two year collaboration between Gulu, Makarere, Cornell, and Tufts Universities.
- Trial name
- NCT02922829
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Food Insecurity
Food-based Support for Hospitalized Children and Their Families
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an intervention to provide food support to families who are part of government or self-pay insurances will provide benefits.
- Trial name
- FRESH (NCT06946355)
- Testing
- In-hospital food support intervention, Post-discharge food support intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,119 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
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
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Food Supply
Farming for Life - Health Impact of Organic Vegetable Prescriptions for Adults Living With or at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Farming for Life aims to determine the health impacts of providing weekly "prescriptions" of fresh organic vegetables to adults living with or at risk of type 2 diabetes.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Food Supply, Poverty, Minority Health
- Trial name
- FFL (NCT03940300)
- Testing
- Fresh organic vegetables
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Sansum Diabetes Research Institute
Food Insecurity
FreshStart for Health Study
The goal of this study is to test whether a produce prescription program (FS4H) influences health behaviors and food security. FS4H engages a total of 4 cohorts to receive fresh local produce and nutrition lessons.
- Trial name
- FS4H (NCT07815756)
- Testing
- Produce prescription, Nutrition education
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Hiv
Long Term Follow-Up of Food and Cash Assistance for HIV-Positive Men and Women on Antiretroviral Therapy in Tanzania
This protocol is for the long term follow-up study of "Comparing Food and Cash Assistance for HIV-Positive Men and Women on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) in Tanzania", a 3-arm randomized controlled trial led by Professor Sandra…
- Trial name
- NCT03454373
- Testing
- Incentive for linkage to care
- Where
- 3 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
HIV
Agricultural Intervention for Food Security and HIV Health Outcomes in Kenya
The purpose of this study is to determine whether this multisectoral agricultural and microcredit loan intervention improves food security, prevent antiretroviral treatment failure, and reduce co-morbidities among people living…
- Trial name
- Shamba R01 (NCT02815579)
- Where
- 16 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 746 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Obesity
B'More Healthy; Communities for Kids (BHCK)
The BHCK study will develop, implement, and evaluate a community-based obesity prevention program, which operates at multiple levels of an urban food system (policy, wholesaler, corner stores, carryout, household, individual; in…
- Trial name
- BHCK (NCT02181010)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 890 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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
Prenatal Care, Food Insecurity
Impact of Food Insecurity on Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services and Birth Outcomes in Slums in Pune, India
The goal of this observational study is to assess household food insecurity among slum-dwelling women in India and to explore if household food insecurity is associated with utilization of maternal healthcare services, birth…
- Conditions
- Prenatal Care, Food Insecurity, Pregnancy Outcome
- Trial name
- MCH (NCT06313112)
- Testing
- Observational study
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute
Food Insecurity, Obesity, Childhood
Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Food Insecurity
Food insecurity is prevalent in the United States. Defined as unstable and inadequate access to food, food insecurity disproportionately affects low-income households, those with children and those with a Black or Hispanic head…
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Obesity, Childhood, Inflammation, Mental Health
- Trial name
- NCT04968496
- Testing
- Food Secure Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital