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New app aims to make food pantries healthier and Disaster-Ready

NCT ID NCT05880004

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study is testing a mobile app designed to help food pantries recruit and schedule volunteers, offer clients a choice of foods, and communicate during emergencies. Researchers will roll out the app in 20 Baltimore food pantries and track whether clients receive healthier food. About 360 regular pantry users will take part. The goal is to see if the app improves food access both in normal times and during crises.

What this could mean

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Active substance
mobile app
What this could lead to
If successful, this app could help food pantries across the U.S. provide healthier food and stay prepared for emergencies.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage study with a small number of pantries in one city. The app may not work as well in other settings or may not be adopted widely.

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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 537 people

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

Started

Jun 2023

Expected to finish

Nov 2026

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

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Regular client of the food pantry (visit food pantry/order from one or more participating food pantries at least 1 time/month), for the past year, identified by food pantry personnel Adult (18 years or older) * Willing and able to use a mobile app through a smart phone (or other device) for making electronic Choice (echoice) selections and engaging in other communications Exclusion Criteria: * Anticipate moving out of Baltimore in the next 12 months (for pilot study) * Pregnant (due to changes in diet, weight and body composition) * Medically or behaviorally at risk as indicated by the food pantry * No access to a smart phone or other web-enabled device and Wi-Fi

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Conditions

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Emergencies

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Improving healthy food access in food insecurity populations in normal and emergency situations

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Johns Hopkins University

    RECRUITING

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States