Can doctors' offices help solve food insecurity? new study aims to find out.
NCT ID NCT06661538
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program where doctors' offices help families who struggle to afford food get connected to community nutrition support. About 600 families with children aged 5-18 who have certain health conditions and receive Medicaid or SNAP will take part. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and helps improve food security and health over 12 months.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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5 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * child attending Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes clinics, Cardiology clinic, MASLD clinic, general GI clinic at RCHSD * child age between 5-18 years old * parent or caregiver who indicates that they are experiencing food insecurity and receives Medicaid or SNAP benefits * family not moving out of the San Diego area within the time frame of the study Limited exclusion criteria will be applied in order to examine the impact of this program on a heterogenous group of people and increase generalizability. Of note, all genders and races/ethnicities will be allowed to participate.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rady Children's Hospital San Diego
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92123, United States
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UC San Diego
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGLa Jolla, California, 92093, United States
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