Food InsecurityNCT07220291
YK Delta Food Box Study
A study testing Food support in people with Food Insecurity, run by Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to understand if monthly food support increases food security in food insecure households. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does monthly food support increase household food security? Does monthly food support reduce stress, increase dietary diversity, and improve… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Food Insecurity
- What is being tested?
- Food support
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 45 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 20 May 2026to Sep 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Live in a Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta community served by the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation
- Self-reported need for food support.
Who cannot join
- Existing food support through Neqkiuryaraq
- Under 18 years of age
- Planning to move outside of YK Delta within 4 months
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation
Bethel, Alaska, 99559
Christine Desnoyers, MBA, 800-478-3321, Christine_Desnoyers@ykhc.org
About this study
Official title: Neqkiuryaraq - The Art of Preparing Food
The goal of this clinical trial is to understand if monthly food support increases food security in food insecure households. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Does monthly food support increase household food security?
- Does monthly food support reduce stress, increase dietary diversity, and improve self-reported wellness in recipients?
Researchers will compare households receiving monthly food support to households that do not receive study-related food support. Participants will complete questionnaires regarding food insecurity, stress, wellness, and dietary diversity at baseline and after 3 months.
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity
- Being tested
- Food support
- Keywords
- Alaska Native, rural, food security, food sovereignty, food support
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Food supportOther
Also called Food box
A monthly box of food shipped to a household that preferentially contains traditional protein such as moose meat or salmon. Additional food items included to compliment the protein for preparing meals, such as rice or canned vegetables. The monthly value of the food box contents will be $100, $200, or $250 depending on household size (<5 people, 5-10 people, and >10 people). Food support will be provided for 3 months prior to assessing outcomes. Households will continue to receive food support in both arms (intervention and wait list) after the study ends.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Food support | Experimental | Monthly food box shipped to rural Alaska Native households that include traditional proteins when available (e.g., caribou, salmon) and are pro-rated in value by household size. Receives: Other: Food support |
| Wait list control | No intervention | Households allocated to the wait list arm will receive food support as described in the intervention arm after 3 months. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Food security
Household Hunger Scale, US Agency for International Development. Participant reported 30-day look back at household food security using 9 frequency-of-occurrence questions (rarely, sometimes, or often). Responses tabulated into household hunger score (little/no, moderate, severe hunger).
Measured: Assessed at baseline and after 3 months of food support or wait list condition
Secondary outcomes (3)
Dietary diversity
Dietary Diversity Questionnaire developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization. 24-hour recall of foods consumed by the participant to inform yes/no responses to 17 categories of foods (e.g., vitamin A rich fruits, organ meats).
Measured: At baseline and after 3 months of food support or wait list
Perceived Stress
Perceived Stress Scale. Participant assessed frequency of occurrence of 10 stress-related items during previous month. Composite score yields 3 categories: low, moderate, and high perceived stress.
Measured: At baseline and following 3 months of food support or wait list
Yup'ik Wellness
Yup'ik Wellness Survey, a 24-item questionnaire spanning domains of physical health, positive social behaviors, traditional foods, spiritual practices, natural environment. Participant reports frequency of each activity (never/almost never, sometimes, often) and importance (not at all important, somewhat important, very important).
Measured: At baseline and after 3 months of food support or wait list
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted23 Oct 2025
- Study start20 May 2026
- Primary completionSep 2027 (estimated)
- Study completionSep 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Food InsecurityStudies 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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 45 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethel Community Services Foundation, Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, James Keck, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07220291
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- OT2OD035835
- Other IDs
- OT2OD035835
- Status last verified
- May 2026
- First submitted
- 21 Oct 2025
- Last updated
- 28 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Tribal sovereignty and data ownership limits data sharing.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 28 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Neqkiuryaraq - The Art of Preparing Food
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07220291
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- OT2OD035835
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity
- Keywords
- Alaska Native, rural, food security, food sovereignty, food support
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 45 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethel Community Services Foundation, Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation
- Study start
- 20 May 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Sep 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Sep 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 23 Oct 2025 (actual)
- 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 goal of this clinical trial is to understand if monthly food support increases food security in food insecure households. The main questions it aims to answer are:
- Does monthly food support increase household food security?
- Does monthly food support reduce stress, increase dietary diversity, and improve self-reported wellness in recipients?
Researchers will compare households receiving monthly food support to households that do not receive study-related food support. Participants will complete questionnaires regarding food insecurity, stress, wellness, and dietary diversity at baseline and after 3 months.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Food support | Experimental | Other: Food supportMonthly food box shipped to rural Alaska Native households that include traditional proteins when available (e.g., caribou, salmon) and are pro-rated in value by household size. |
| Wait list control | No intervention | –Households allocated to the wait list arm will receive food support as described in the intervention arm after 3 months. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Live in a Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta community served by the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation
- Self-reported need for food support.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Existing food support through Neqkiuryaraq
- Under 18 years of age
- Planning to move outside of YK Delta within 4 months
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Food supportAlso: Food boxA monthly box of food shipped to a household that preferentially contains traditional protein such as moose meat or salmon. Additional food items included to compliment the protein for preparing meals, such as rice or canned vegetables. The monthly value of the food box contents will be $100, $200, or $250 depending on household size (<5 people, 5-10 people, and >10 people). Food support will be provided for 3 months prior to assessing outcomes. Households will continue to receive food support in both arms (intervention and wait list) after the study ends. | Other | Food support |
Primary outcome
Food security
Time frame: Assessed at baseline and after 3 months of food support or wait list condition
Household Hunger Scale, US Agency for International Development. Participant reported 30-day look back at household food security using 9 frequency-of-occurrence questions (rarely, sometimes, or often). Responses tabulated into household hunger score (little/no, moderate, severe hunger).
3 secondary outcomes
Dietary diversity
Time frame: At baseline and after 3 months of food support or wait list
Perceived Stress
Time frame: At baseline and following 3 months of food support or wait list
Yup'ik Wellness
Time frame: At baseline and after 3 months of food support or wait list
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 28 May 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Tribal sovereignty and data ownership limits data sharing.
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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.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Food support in people with Food Insecurity, run by Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium at 1 site in United States.
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 2 inclusion and 3 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 28 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Food security (time frame: Assessed at baseline and after 3 months of food support or wait list condition). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 28 May 2026.