A Multilevel Intervention in the Hunger Relief Network to Improve Diet Among Adults Experiencing Food Insecurity

NCT03421106 | Terminated Results DMC

• 1 other identifier: H20-0076
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 504
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigator proposes an evaluation of a randomized, sustainable intervention in 8 intervention and 8 control pantries. We will enroll a sample clients at the food pantry at baseline and follow them for 1 year to assess changes in overall diet quality (the primary outcome) and cardiovascular health. We will also enroll a sample of clients at follow-up to assess to assess the nutritional quality of food selected at the pantry.

Conditions

Food Selection

Keywords

Food insecurity; Food pantries

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Overall Diet Quality of Clients

  Assessed by Healthy Eating Index-2015 scores (scale 0-100), with 100 representing the best possible score (i.e., nutritional quality best aligned with Dietary Guidelines for Americans)

  Baseline, 1 year

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Nutritional Quality of Food Selected by Clients at the Food Pantry

  1 year post-sample comparison

• Cardiovascular Health

  Baseline, 1 year

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Food Pantries

EXPERIMENTAL

Food pantries will transform to offer healthier and more appealing food ; the effect on clients will be measured.

Behavioral: Intervention Food Pantries

Control Food Pantries

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Food pantries will make no changes during the evaluation period; the effect on clients will be measured.

Other: Control Food Pantries

Interventions

Intervention Food Pantries BEHAVIORAL

Food pantries will receive consulting services to transform their food offerings and environment in order to influence client health behaviors.

Intervention Food Pantries

Control Food Pantries OTHER

Normal food pantry use

Control Food Pantries

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 99 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• ≥18 years old
• Mentally capable of consent and participation
• Speak English, Spanish, or Somali
• Have access to a phone

You may not qualify if:

• Not capable of consent or participation
• Speak only languages other than English, Spanish or Somali
• Not a food pantry user

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Connecticut: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Caspi C, Gordon N, Bliss Barsness C, Bohen L, Canterbury M, Peterson H, Wolfson J, Pratt R. A randomized study of food pantry environment-level change following the SuperShelf intervention. Transl Behav Med. 2022 Jul 7;12(6):764-774. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibac003.

  PMID: 35666208 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Food Preferences

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Feeding Behavior; Behavior

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Caitlin Caspi
• Organization: University of Connecticut

caitlin.caspi@uconn.edu

(860) 486-2834

Study Officials

• Caitlin E Caspi, ScD

  University of Connecticut

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 29, 2018
• First Posted: February 5, 2018
• Study Start: February 5, 2018
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2019
• Study Completion: November 16, 2020
• Last Updated: February 9, 2023
• Results First Posted: February 9, 2023

Record last verified: 2022-05

Locations

US (1)