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Free food for families: stanford tests whether grocery deliveries curb baby obesity

NCT ID NCT06051591

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a program that delivers free groceries twice a month to food-insecure families with infants (ages 6 to 18 months) is practical and well-liked. All families also get nutrition education. The goal is to see if the program can be done successfully, not yet to prove it reduces obesity. Eighty families are being recruited from Stanford pediatric clinics.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Food FARMacia Program (twice monthly grocery delivery) and self-directed meal preparation support
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that providing healthy groceries and nutrition guidance to food-insecure families is a practical way to help prevent childhood obesity.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early feasibility study with only 80 families, so it won't prove the program actually reduces obesity—just that it can be done. Results may not apply to other settings.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 80 people

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

Started

Dec 2023

Expected to finish

Mar 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

6 months and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria for Child: * Age 6 to \< 18 months at enrollment * Born gestational age 37 weeks or later without evidence of undernutrition at routine health care visits * In household with food insecurity at time of screening phone call based on an affirmative response on the 2-item Hunger Vital Signs™ screening tool * Primary pediatric care patient at Stanford University/Stanford Health Care Network * Planned continuation of primary pediatric care at Stanford University/Stanford Health Care * Living in a community setting (not inpatient or living in a nursing/long-term care setting) with a caretaker enrolled in this study Exclusion Criteria for Child: * Gestational age \< 37 weeks * Small-for-gestational age at birth (birth weight for gestational age less than 10th percentile) * Weight-for-length \< 3rd percentile * Body Mass Index \< 5th percentile for age and sex * Children in household previously enrolled in this study or the Food FARMacia program * Conditions that substantially interfere with growth or mobility (e.g., complex congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis) * Children with special diets (e.g., tyrosinemia, enteral tube feeding) * Children with chronic diseases that interfere with nutrition and growth as determined by investigators Inclusion Criteria for Parent/Legal Guardian: * Primary caretaker of infant eligible for study and with planned enrollment in this study * Age 18 years or older * Ability to respond to questions in English and/or Spanish * Willing for self and infant to be randomized into a RCT and complete all study components * Gives permission to receive messages to their mobile device, email, and or place of residence * Gives permission to complete all study procedures for self and infant * Capable of providing informed consent for self and infant Exclusion Criteria for Parent/Legal Guardian: * Pregnancy at baseline visit because of unique nutritional needs * Age \< 18 years at baseline because of unique developmental differences of adolescents and New York State regulations * Inability to complete study visits or intervention components * Unwillingness or inability to commit to a 6-month research study for self or infant * Unable to give informed consent * Underlying disease/treatment that might interfere with participation in/completion of the study (e.g., significant gastrointestinal conditions, major psychiatric disorders, and others at the discretion of the study clinician)

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Stanford University School of Medicine

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Stanford, California, 94305, United States

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