Evaluation of Demonstrations to End Childhood Hunger - NV

NCT04253743 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AG-3198-C-14-0019 (Nevada)
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 7,246
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization provided funding to test innovative strategies to end childhood hunger and food insecurity. Demonstration projects were funded in Chickasaw Nation, Kentucky, Navajo Nation, Nevada, and Virginia. This study focuses on Nevada. SNAP households were randomly assigned to receive either: (1) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child (\<5 years) per month; (2) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child per month plus case management and nutrition education; or (3) only regular monthly SNAP benefit. The first two groups were the treatment arms and the third was the control group.

Conditions

Food Insecurity Among Children

Keywords

Food security; Hunger; Young children; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); Food expenditures

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Food Insecurity among Children

  Measured by the United States Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM). Affirming 2 or more out of the 8 child-level items in the HFSSM. Higher scores generally indicates worsening food insecurity.

  30 days

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Very Low Food Insecurity among Children

  30 days

• Food Insecurity among Adults

  30 days

• Household Food Insecurity

  30 days

• Food Expenditures

  30 days

Study Arms (2)

Nevada Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Demonstration Benefits

EXPERIMENTAL

SNAP households were randomly assigned to receive either: (1) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child (\<5 years) per month (n=1,919); (2) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child per month plus case management and nutrition education (n=1,919); or (3) only regular monthly SNAP benefit (n=7,467). The first two groups were the treatment arms and the third was the control group.

Other: Nevada Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Demonstration Benefits

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group received regularly allotted SNAP benefits.

Interventions

Nevada Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Demonstration Benefits OTHER

SNAP households with children under age 5 incomes below 75% of the federal poverty level living in Clark County, Nevada received $40 in extra SNAP benefits per eligible child, and access to case management and nutrition education.

Nevada Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Demonstration Benefits

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Up to 4 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households with children under age 5 and incomes below 75 percent of the Federal Poverty Level living in Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• USDA Food and Nutrition Service: lead
• Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.: collaborator

Related Publications (1)

• Gleason PM, Kleinman R, Chojnacki GJ, Briefel RR, Forrestal SG. Measuring the Effects of a Demonstration to Reduce Childhood Food Insecurity: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Nevada Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Project. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 Jan;121(1S):S22-S33. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.03.002.

  PMID: 33342522 DERIVED

Related Links

• Final Report

Study Officials

• Michael P Burke, PhD

  USDA Food and Nutrition Service

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: FED
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 12, 2019
• First Posted: February 5, 2020
• Study Start: June 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2017
• Study Completion: May 1, 2017
• Last Updated: February 5, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Time Frame: April 2019