Can free produce help kids with diabetes? new study tests vouchers
NCT ID NCT05138432
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study gives families on Medi-Cal who have a child with type 2 diabetes monthly vouchers worth $105 to buy fresh fruits, vegetables, beans, and legumes at participating markets. The goal is to see if easier access to healthy food improves blood sugar levels, food security, and overall health. Two hundred children will be followed for a year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Voucher
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this program could help children with type 2 diabetes better manage their blood sugar and reduce food insecurity.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention, not a drug. It may not produce large or lasting changes in blood sugar, and results depend on families actually using the vouchers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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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Up to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Age \< 18 years old * Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus * Hemoglobin A1c greater than or equal to 6.5 * Receiving care at the Rady Children's Hospital Diabetes Clinic Exclusion Criteria: * Another immediate family member living in the same household who is already recruited into the study
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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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