Food as medicine: study tests free groceries for pregnant women

NCT ID NCT07659821

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study will give 800 pregnant women biweekly food kits with fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods to see if it improves their diet and pregnancy outcomes. Participants will be followed from early pregnancy through birth. The goal is to learn whether providing healthy food can make a real difference for moms and babies.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

food kit

What this could lead to

If it works, this could show that providing healthy food during pregnancy improves diet and birth outcomes, pointing toward a simple nutrition-based intervention.

What could go wrong

This is an early-stage feasibility trial, so results may not be conclusive. The intervention is just food, not a drug, so any benefits may be modest and hard to measure.

Disclaimer Read more

This is a summary of the original study . Summaries may miss details or leave out important information. Before applying or accepting participation, make sure you have read and understood the full study. Curemydisease.com takes no responsibility whatsoever for anything missed, misunderstood, or acted upon as a result of our summary — we know it does not capture everything.

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for PREGNANT WOMEN WITH SINGLETON PREGNANCIES are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

gestational diabetes Gestational Weight Gain preeclampsia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • Texas A&M AgriLife Research Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture

    RECRUITING

    College Station, Texas, 77840, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

    Contact

    Contact

  • Texas A&M AgriLife Research Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture

    RECRUITING

    Dallas, Texas, 75252, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

    Contact

    Contact

  • Texas A&M AgriLife Research Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture / Methodist Mansfield Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Mansfield, Texas, 76063, United States

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

    Contact

    Contact