YK Delta Food Box Study

NCT07220291 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: OT2OD035835
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 45
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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 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

Keywords

Alaska Native; rural; food security; food sovereignty; food support

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 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).

  Assessed at baseline and after 3 months of food support or wait list condition

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Dietary diversity

  At baseline and after 3 months of food support or wait list

• Perceived Stress

  At baseline and following 3 months of food support or wait list

• Yup'ik Wellness

  At baseline and after 3 months of food support or wait list

Study Arms (2)

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.

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.

Interventions

Food support OTHER

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.

Also known as: Food box

Food support

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Live in a Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta community served by the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation
• Self-reported need for food support.

You may not qualify if:

• Existing food support through Neqkiuryaraq
• Under 18 years of age
• Planning to move outside of YK Delta within 4 months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium: lead
• National Institutes of Health (NIH): collaborator
• Bethel Community Services Foundation: collaborator
• Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation

Bethel, Alaska, 99559, United States

RECRUITING

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: Research Physician

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 21, 2025
• First Posted: October 23, 2025
• Study Start: May 20, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 1, 2027
• Last Updated: May 28, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)