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Food delivery plus education shows promise for diabetes in Food-Insecure adults

NCT ID NCT04831216

Disease control Sponsor: University of Arkansas Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether weekly home delivery of diabetes-friendly food boxes, along with easy-to-understand diabetes education materials, could improve health in 101 low-income adults with type 2 diabetes who also faced food insecurity. Participants received the food boxes and education for the study period. Researchers measured changes in blood sugar (HbA1c) and diet quality to see if the approach helped.

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Active substance
diabetes-appropriate food boxes and diabetes self-management education materials
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could offer a practical way to help people with diabetes who also struggle with food insecurity better manage their blood sugar and diet.
What could go wrong
This was a small, single-arm study with no comparison group, so results may not be generalizable. The intervention is behavioral and may not work for everyone.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

101 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2021

Finished

Jul 2023

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria * 18 years of age or older * Food insecure (confirmed with adapted 10-item screener) * HbA1c levels of ≥7% Exclusion Criteria * Conditions making it unlikely the participant will be able to follow the protocol, such as terminal illness, non-ambulatory, severe mental illness, severely impaired vision or hearing, eating disorder, or plans to move out of the geographic region * Pregnant * Only one adult per household will be enrolled

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Conditions

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type 2 diabetes mellitus

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Diabetes mellitus type 2 Food insecurity

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Northwest

    Fayetteville, Arkansas, 72703, United States

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