Clinical trials: Food Security
Cardiovascular Diseases
Designing Food Voucher Programs to Reduce Disparities in Healthy Diets
Improving diets through increased food and vegetable (F\&V) consumption significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
- Trial name
- CHIVES (NCT02843178)
- Testing
- Vouchers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 359 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Food Insecurity, Health Behavior
Food Access, Value, and Optimization of Resources
The main goal of the study is to examine the potential benefits of an educational workshop designed to help and support caregivers of children in families that struggle to get enough healthy food.
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Health Behavior, Nutrition, Social Determinants of Health
- Trial name
- FAVORes (NCT07149350)
- Testing
- FAVORes Workshop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Food Insecurity
Comparing the Effectiveness of Two Produce Prescription Approaches On Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Food Security, While Exploring Implementation Outcomes Such as Reach, Implementation, Sustainability, and Cost
The produce prescription program is one type of food is medicine (FIM) programs, where healthcare providers "prescribe" fruits and vegetables (F\&V) to patients with low household incomes, experience food insecurity, and one or…
- Trial name
- NutriConnect (NCT06263751)
- Testing
- Product prescription program- NutriConnect Credit, Product prescription program- NutriConnect Delivery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Tobacco Cessation, Tobacco Dependence
FRESH Delivers: An Innovative Approach to Reducing Tobacco Use Among Rural Smokers
The long-term goal of FRESH Delivers is to fill a critical gap in knowledge on the role of a home-based food delivery social intervention in the elimination of tobacco-caused cancer health burdens.
- Conditions
- Tobacco Cessation, Tobacco Dependence, Food Security
- Trial name
- NCT05429892
- Testing
- Smoking cessation counseling and food delivery, Smoking cessation counseling, Food delivery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 540 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Childhood Obesity, Obesity
EBT Fruit and Vegetable Prescription
Eating Better Together is a 6-month pilot program that teaches families about healthy eating and activity and provides home deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables from a local retail partner.
- Trial name
- NCT05028205
- Testing
- Prevention Plus
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
HIV
Evaluation of the Effects of a Structural Economic and Food Security Intervention on HIV Vulnerability in Rural Malawi
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a multilevel economic and food security program (Support to Able-Bodied Vulnerable groups to Achieve Food Security; SAFE) in rural central Malawi as implemented and assigned by CARE-Malawi…
- Trial name
- SAGE4Health (NCT02332265)
- Testing
- Support to Able-Bodied Vulnerable groups to Achieve Food Security (SAFE)
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,901 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Food Insecurity
Health-Related Social Needs Food Boxes Delivery Program
Nourishing At Home: Health-Related Social Needs Food Boxes Delivery Program is a pilot intervention study evaluating whether home delivery of medically tailored food boxes can reduce food insecurity and improve health outcomes…
- Trial name
- HRSN (NCT07643909)
- Testing
- Monthly food staples and fresh produce, Standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Medication Adherence
Improving Food Security and Nutrition to Promote ART Adherence in Latin America
The purpose of this three-year study is to develop, implement, and pilot test a culturally appropriate, multi-component nutrition intervention for people living with HIV and food insecurity in Honduras, which is among the Latin…
- Trial name
- NCT01191281
- Testing
- Diet/nutrition counsel+food aid, Dietary/nutrition counsel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- RAND
Food Insecurity, Food Insecurity Among Children
Giving Healthy Meal Kits and Cooking Lessons to Rural Families With Food Insecurity.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if providing healthy meal kits to food insecure families can help lessen the social and emotional impacts of food insecurity on kids and their caregivers in rural Maine.
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Food Insecurity Among Children, Social Emotional Wellness, Caregiver Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06869993
- Testing
- Meal Kit plus Mobile Culinary Medicine Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- MaineHealth
Food Insecurity
Coping Strategies Used by Food Insecure Households
Children without consistent access to sufficient and nutritious food show sustained disadvantages. To improve food security, households utilize three types of coping strategies- participating in governmental feeding and financial…
- Trial name
- NCT02767141
- Testing
- Coping Strategies
- Where
- 26 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Child Malnutrition, Breast Feeding
Community-based Nutrition Program Effectiveness Evaluation in Afghanistan
The study will be a mixed methods, two-arm, cluster-randomized controlled trial. The primary aim of this evaluation is to measure the effectiveness of the Community-Based Nutrition Package intervention on child feeding practices…
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Breast Feeding, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04133766
- Testing
- Community Based Nutrition Package (CNBP)
- Where
- 3 sites in Afghanistan
- Volunteers
- 4,076 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Food Insecurity Among Children
Evaluation of Demonstrations to End Childhood Hunger - KY
The 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization provided funding to test innovative strategies to end childhood hunger and food insecurity.
- Trial name
- EDECHKY (NCT04283344)
- Testing
- KY Ticket to Healthy Food Benefits
- Volunteers
- 4,504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Hypertension
Community Pharmacy Produce Prescriptions
The goal of this clinical trial is to generate evidence on the feasibility and effectiveness of community pharmacies as the implementers of a produce prescription program for adults with diabetes and/or hypertension.
- Trial name
- CP3 (NCT06920355)
- Testing
- Produce Prescription, Nutrition Education
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 610 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Diabetes, HIV/AIDS
Food Assistance, Diabetes, and HIV
Diabetes prevalence is increasing among people living with HIV (PLWH), yet blood glucose control is less successful in this population who are also often food insecure. Food assistance programs often provide nutrient-poor foods.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, HIV/AIDS, FOOD SECURITY
- Trial name
- BFED (NCT04045184)
- Testing
- Food assistance
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mental Health Issue, Food Security
Targeting Access and Knowledge of Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Utilization and Policies
The earned income tax credit (EITC) is the largest United States poverty alleviation program, providing up to $6,600 for working families as a tax refund.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Food Security, Well-being
- Trial name
- TAKE-UP (NCT06146621)
- Testing
- Low-touch text messaging, Personal tax filing support, Information about free tax-filing support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
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-Related Malignant Neoplasm
A Food Security Intervention for the Prevention of Cancer in Low-income Families
This study is being done to see how produce delivery with or without nutritional education affects what people eat and if it can help improve diet and nutrition in low-income families and their ability to get enough healthy food.
- Trial name
- NCT07039630
- Testing
- Food Assistance Programs, Health Promotion and Education, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Food Security, Nutritive Value
Voices for Food: Food Policy Councils, Food Security and Healthy Food Choices
This study evaluates the effectiveness of coaching and Voices for Food materials on establishing Food Policy Councils (FPCs) and using guided client choice in rural food pantries to improve food security and diet quality among…
- Trial name
- VFF (NCT03566095)
- Testing
- Coaching and Voices for Food Kit, Voices for Food Kit
- Volunteers
- 1,735 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South Dakota State University
Food Security
Fruit & Vegetable Provision Study
Fresh Families is a research study being conducted by the Healthy Eating and Activity Laboratory at the UT Dept of Nutrition. The purpose of this study is to see which food provision strategy, paper vouchers or home delivery…
- Trial name
- NCT05502757
- Testing
- Fruit and vegetable provision
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville