Food Insecurity Among ChildrenSEBTCNCT02877147
The Evaluation of the Summer EBT for Children Demonstration
A study testing SEBTC in people with Food Insecurity Among Children and Dietary Modification, run by Abt Associates.
Trial summary
The Summer Electronic Benefit for Children (SEBTC) demonstration provided food assistance to households with school-aged children during the summer through electronic benefit transfer (EBT) procedures used by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 4 to 18 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Food Insecurity Among Children, Dietary Modification
- What is being tested?
- SEBTC
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 85,000 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Jan 2011to Sep 2014
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 4 to 18 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Households with children who were certified to receive the National School Lunch program or the School Breakfast Program in the prior school year in participating sites, Summers 2011-2013
Who cannot join
None listed.
About this study
Official title: The Evaluation of the Summer Electronic Benefits for Children Demonstration
The Summer Electronic Benefit for Children (SEBTC) demonstration provided food assistance to households with school-aged children during the summer through electronic benefit transfer (EBT) procedures used by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) programs. The evaluation design included two components: an impact study and an implementation study. The evaluation assessed the impact of SEBTC on children's food security and nutritional status, household food expenditures and purchasing behaviors, parental perceptions, and participation in nutrition assistance programs. The implementation study analyzed SEBTC use patterns using administrative data, and described demonstration implementation and costs.
Read the detailed description
The SEBTC evaluation took place in the summers of 2011 through 2014. Ten grantees implemented the demonstration in a total of 16 sites; the number of participating sites and/or the evaluation components differed by year. In 2011, 5 grantees with five sites participated and the evaluation included implementation and cost analysis, EBT analysis, and an impact study. In 2012, 10 grantees implemented SEBTC in 14 sites and the evaluation included the same study components. In 2013, four grantees with six sites participated and the study components included EBT analysis and an impact study (no implementation or cost data collection). Finally, in 2014, three grantees participated in three sites and only implementation data were collected. Information on human subjects was collected for the evaluation's impact evaluation.
- Being tested
- SEBTC
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
SEBTCOther
Also called food assistance, electronic benefit transfer payments
SEBTC benefits were issued on EBT cards using either the existing EBT delivery systems for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC). Sites selected only one of the two EBT systems to be used to implement SEBTC prior to random assignment; households were not randomized to a specific delivery system.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| $60 SEBTC Benefit Group | Experimental | Households received $60 per summer month when school was not in session for each eligible child (Summers 2011-2013). Receives: Other: SEBTC |
| $30 SEBTC Benefit Group | Experimental | Households received $30 per summer month when school was not in session for each eligible child (Summer 2013 only). Receives: Other: SEBTC |
| No Intervention Group | No intervention | Households with eligible children were not issued SEBTC benefits (Summers 2011 and 2012) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Very low food security among children according to the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, 30-day reference period
The food intake of any child in the household is reduced and their normal eating patterns are disrupted because the household lacks money and other resources for food
Measured: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Secondary outcomes (9)
Food insecurity among children according to the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, 30-day reference period
Any child in the household experienced very low food security or experienced reduced quality, variety, or desirability of diet.
Measured: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Children's fruit and vegetable consumption
Average daily cup equivalents of fruit and vegetables
Measured: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Children's fruit and vegetable consumption without fried potatoes
Average daily cup equivalents of fruit and vegetables, excluding fried potatoes
Measured: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
children's whole grain consumption
Average daily consumption of whole grains (in ounces)
Measured: between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Children's dairy consumption
Average daily dairy consumption cup equivalents
Measured: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Children's consumption of low- and non-fat milk
Any milk consumed was low- or non-fat
Measured: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Children's consumption of added sugars
Average daily consumption of added sugars (in teaspoons)
Measured: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Children's consumption of added sugars excluding cereals
Average daily consumption of added sugars excluding cereals (in teaspoons)
Measured: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Children's consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages
Average daily consumption of sugars (in teaspoons) from sugar-sweetened beverages
Measured: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Aug 2016 (estimated)
- Study startJan 2011
- Primary completionSep 2013
- Study completionSep 2014
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (7)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Food Insecurity Among ChildrenStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 85,000 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Abt Associates
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Collaborators
- Maxiumus, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Stephen Bell, Ph.D., Principal investigator, Abt AssociatesRonette Briefel, Principal investigator, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02877147
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 17322
- Acronym
- SEBTC
- Status last verified
- Aug 2016
- First submitted
- 16 Aug 2016
- Last updated
- 24 Aug 2016
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: Contract deliverables include restricted and public use data sets
Publications
Briefel R, Collins A, Bellotti J, Klerman J, Logan CW, Cabili C, Rowe G, Greece J, Owens C, Weiss A. 2011. Congressional Status Report: Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Demonstrations. Alexandria, V: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
Briefel R, Collins A, Rowe G, Wolf A, Klerman JA, Logan CW, Wulsin CS, Enver A, Owens C, Jacobson J, Bell S. 2012. Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (SEBTC) Demonstration: 2012 Congressional Status Report. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
Collins A, Briefel R, Klerman JA, Rowe G, Wolf A, Logan CW, Gordon A, Wolfson C, Enver A, l Owens C, Cabili C, Bell S. 2013. Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (SEBTC) Demonstration: Evaluation Findings for the Full Implementation Year. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
Collins AM, Briefel R, Klerman JA, Wolf A, Rowe G, Enver A, Logan CW, Fatima S, Komarovksy M, Lyskawa J, Bell S. 2014. Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (SEBTC) Demonstration: Findings for the Third Implementation Year. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
Collins A, Briefel R, Klerman JA, Bell S, Belotti J, Logan C, Gordon A, Wolfe A, McLaughlin S, Enver A, Fernandes M, Wolfson C, Komorovsky M, Cabili C, Owens, C. 2012. Summer EBT for Children Demonstration: Evaluation Findings for the Proof of Concept Year. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
Collins AM, Briefel, R, Klerman JA, Rowe G, Wolf A, Logan C, Enver A, Fatima S, Gordon A, Lyskawa A. (2016). Summer Electronic Benefits for Children Demonstration: Summary Report. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
Collins AM, Klerman JA, Briefel R, Rowe G, Gordon AR, Logan CW, Wolf A, Bell SH. A Summer Nutrition Benefit Pilot Program and Low-income Children's Food Security. Pediatrics. 2018 Apr;141(4):e20171657. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-1657.
PubMed 29592869
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Aug 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Evaluation of the Summer Electronic Benefits for Children Demonstration
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02877147
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SEBTC / 17322
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 85,000 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Abt AssociatesIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Collaborators
- Maxiumus, USDA Food and Nutrition Service, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
- Study start
- Jan 2011
- Primary completion
- Sep 2013 (actual)
- Study completion
- Sep 2014 (actual)
- First posted
- 24 Aug 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The Summer Electronic Benefit for Children (SEBTC) demonstration provided food assistance to households with school-aged children during the summer through electronic benefit transfer (EBT) procedures used by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) programs. The evaluation design included two components: an impact study and an implementation study. The evaluation assessed the impact of SEBTC on children's food security and nutritional status, household food expenditures and purchasing behaviors, parental perceptions, and participation in nutrition assistance programs. The implementation study analyzed SEBTC use patterns using administrative data, and described demonstration implementation and costs.
Detailed description
The SEBTC evaluation took place in the summers of 2011 through 2014. Ten grantees implemented the demonstration in a total of 16 sites; the number of participating sites and/or the evaluation components differed by year. In 2011, 5 grantees with five sites participated and the evaluation included implementation and cost analysis, EBT analysis, and an impact study. In 2012, 10 grantees implemented SEBTC in 14 sites and the evaluation included the same study components. In 2013, four grantees with six sites participated and the study components included EBT analysis and an impact study (no implementation or cost data collection). Finally, in 2014, three grantees participated in three sites and only implementation data were collected. Information on human subjects was collected for the evaluation's impact evaluation.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| $60 SEBTC Benefit Group | Experimental | Other: SEBTCHouseholds received $60 per summer month when school was not in session for each eligible child (Summers 2011-2013). |
| $30 SEBTC Benefit Group | Experimental | Other: SEBTCHouseholds received $30 per summer month when school was not in session for each eligible child (Summer 2013 only). |
| No Intervention Group | No intervention | –Households with eligible children were not issued SEBTC benefits (Summers 2011 and 2012) |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 4 to 18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Households with children who were certified to receive the National School Lunch program or the School Breakfast Program in the prior school year in participating sites, Summers 2011-2013
Key exclusion criteria (0 listed)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| SEBTCAlso: food assistance, electronic benefit transfer paymentsSEBTC benefits were issued on EBT cards using either the existing EBT delivery systems for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC). Sites selected only one of the two EBT systems to be used to implement SEBTC prior to random assignment; households were not randomized to a specific delivery system. | Other | $30 SEBTC Benefit Group, $60 SEBTC Benefit Group |
Primary outcome
Very low food security among children according to the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, 30-day reference period
Time frame: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
The food intake of any child in the household is reduced and their normal eating patterns are disrupted because the household lacks money and other resources for food
9 secondary outcomes
Food insecurity among children according to the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, 30-day reference period
Time frame: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Children's fruit and vegetable consumption
Time frame: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Children's fruit and vegetable consumption without fried potatoes
Time frame: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
children's whole grain consumption
Time frame: between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Children's dairy consumption
Time frame: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Children's consumption of low- and non-fat milk
Time frame: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Children's consumption of added sugars
Time frame: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Children's consumption of added sugars excluding cereals
Time frame: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Children's consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages
Time frame: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Aug 2016.
- BackgroundBriefel R, Collins A, Bellotti J, Klerman J, Logan CW, Cabili C, Rowe G, Greece J, Owens C, Weiss A. 2011. Congressional Status Report: Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Demonstrations. Alexandria, V: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
- BackgroundBriefel R, Collins A, Rowe G, Wolf A, Klerman JA, Logan CW, Wulsin CS, Enver A, Owens C, Jacobson J, Bell S. 2012. Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (SEBTC) Demonstration: 2012 Congressional Status Report. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
- Results publicationCollins A, Briefel R, Klerman JA, Rowe G, Wolf A, Logan CW, Gordon A, Wolfson C, Enver A, l Owens C, Cabili C, Bell S. 2013. Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (SEBTC) Demonstration: Evaluation Findings for the Full Implementation Year. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
- Results publicationCollins AM, Briefel R, Klerman JA, Wolf A, Rowe G, Enver A, Logan CW, Fatima S, Komarovksy M, Lyskawa J, Bell S. 2014. Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children (SEBTC) Demonstration: Findings for the Third Implementation Year. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
- Results publicationCollins A, Briefel R, Klerman JA, Bell S, Belotti J, Logan C, Gordon A, Wolfe A, McLaughlin S, Enver A, Fernandes M, Wolfson C, Komorovsky M, Cabili C, Owens, C. 2012. Summer EBT for Children Demonstration: Evaluation Findings for the Proof of Concept Year. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
- Results publicationCollins AM, Briefel, R, Klerman JA, Rowe G, Wolf A, Logan C, Enver A, Fatima S, Gordon A, Lyskawa A. (2016). Summer Electronic Benefits for Children Demonstration: Summary Report. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29592869Collins AM, Klerman JA, Briefel R, Rowe G, Gordon AR, Logan CW, Wolf A, Bell SH. A Summer Nutrition Benefit Pilot Program and Low-income Children's Food Security. Pediatrics. 2018 Apr;141(4):e20171657. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-1657.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. Contract deliverables include restricted and public use data sets
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Stephen Bell, Ph.D. principal investigator
Abt Associates
Ronette Briefel principal investigator
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing SEBTC in people with Food Insecurity Among Children and Dietary Modification, run by Abt Associates.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Aug 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Very low food security among children according to the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module, 30-day reference period (time frame: Between 30 and 120 days after SEBTC benefits were issued). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02877147, which also lists 7 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Aug 2016.