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Food boxes delivered to your doorstep: a new way to fight hunger?

NCT ID NCT07643909

Disease control Sponsor: Boston Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This pilot study will test whether home delivery of monthly food boxes (including staples like rice, beans, pasta, and fresh produce) can reduce food insecurity and improve health in families with children. Fifty families from Boston Medical Center will receive either the food boxes or a referral to the hospital's food pantry. Researchers will measure changes in food security, caregiver depression, and child health over time.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Monthly food staples and fresh produce
What this could lead to
If successful, this program could show that delivering nutritious food directly to families helps reduce food insecurity and improve physical and mental health for both children and caregivers.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to larger populations. It is not yet recruiting, and the intervention may not significantly change long-term food security or health outcomes.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 50 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Oct 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Sep 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participant has a child younger than 18 years seen by the Boston Medical Center Pediatrics Department and the child has a qualifying Health condition \[listed below\] * Screens positive for food insecurity risk (Hunger Vital Sign + 1-Item VLFS) and/or has received food support (billing code on the electronic health record for food need using a positive response to the THRIVE question "Do you need support with food? \[apply for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women, Infants and Children (WIC), referral to food pantry\]" (ICD-10 Z-59.48)), and/or has received a food insecurity resource guide and/or has received food emergency (referral to the BMC food pantry within seven days of encounter). * Child of participant has a health-related condition such as: a behavioral health need (anxiety, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), depression, serious emotional disturbance, serious mental illness, substance use disorder, trauma/stress disorder), complex physical health condition (autoimmune conditions, developmental disabilities, GI conditions, hematological conditions, metabolic conditions, and neurologic conditions), needs assistance with self-care tasks or more complex tasks, has repeated Emergency Department (ED) use (2 or more times in past 6 months or 4 or more times in the past 12 months). * Participant speaks English and/or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * High-risk adolescent pregnancy * Postpartum \<2 months

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Boston Medical Center, Pediatric Clinic

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States

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