Free food and online cooking classes could help cancer survivors thrive
NCT ID NCT06760754
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at whether giving cancer survivors free healthy food and online cooking lessons can improve their health and well-being. The program is for survivors who struggle to afford food and are treated at a safety-net hospital. Researchers will check if the program is safe and practical, and how it affects participants' diet and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- healthy food and digital culinary education
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a practical way to help cancer survivors with food insecurity eat better and feel better.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The program relies on internet access and may not work for all.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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
-
Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Jan 2028
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
-
18 years 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.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Cancer survivors treated at the MD Anderson Oncology Program at LBJ Hospital over 18 years of age. * Screen positive for food insecurity using the 2 question clinic-screener (Hunger Vital Signs) * Receive referral to the LBJ Food Farmacy. * Are within the first 5 years off of acute cancer treatment. * Self-report having internet access. * Self-report as being able to speak and read English or Spanish. * Willing to complete study assessments. Exclusion Criteria: * Unwilling or unable to complete study assessments * Anyone under 18 years of age * Self-report to not speak or read English or Spanish
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Cancer are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can colorectal surgery patients go home in two days?
- Can a personal navigator help young cancer patients through treatment?
- Can a smartwatch predict which cancer patients return to hospital?
- Two-Drug combo aims to stall advanced breast cancer
- Blood thinner flush could boost tumor biopsy success
- Could a frailty score predict which older cancer patients survive intensive care?