Nutritional Support for Food Insecurity

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

Overseen byAlison Gustafson, PhD, MPH, RD

Age: < 65

Sex: Any

Travel: May Be Covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: Alison Gustafson

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?Food is Medicine for the whole will test an intervention which provides medically tailored meals, or grocery voucher cards, or a combination of these food and nutrition resources to a caregiver and children living in the household. The study will examine how providing healthy tailored food and nutrition services can improve health outcomes, such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for caregivers and their children living together, where the caregiver has high blood pressure, hypertension, type 2 diabetes, or faces food insecurity. Specific eligibility details are not provided.

Inclusion Criteria

I was diagnosed with severe hypertension or type 2 diabetes in the last year.

English speaking

No plans to move from the area for at least 1 year

+5 more

Exclusion Criteria

I am considering or have had bariatric surgery.

Lack of telephone which can receive text messages

I do not have a stable place to live or keep food.

+7 more

Participant Groups

The study tests how providing medically tailored meals, grocery voucher cards, or both can affect health outcomes like blood pressure and cholesterol in households with a caregiver and children.

4Treatment groups

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: GP (grocery prescription)Active Control2 Interventions

cards are issued to each participant per month to be spent on eligible healthy food items

Group II: MTM + GP (medically tailored meals and grocery prescription)Active Control2 Interventions

delivered weekly MTM meals and the GP monthly grocery funds

Group III: MTM (medically tailored meals)Active Control2 Interventions

Fully prepared meals are delivered on a weekly basis, and tailored to specific health needs

Group IV: Nutrition CounselingPlacebo Group1 Intervention

30 minutes per week of nutrition counseling and assistance. This group will receive the Grocery Prescription package after the last set of study measures are completed