Can helping with food and stress improve kids' development?
NCT ID NCT05809115
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study aims to help families with food insecurity and mothers with depression by providing resources like food, rent help, and mental health support. Researchers will enroll 2,000 caregivers of young children in the hospital to see if these services improve mother-child bonding and child development. The goal is to understand how addressing basic needs and emotional health can strengthen families.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- food assistance, rent/utility aid, mental health resources
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that addressing basic needs and emotional health improves child development and mother-child bonding.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to families outside Texas.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 2,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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.
Who is studied
The population are the caregivers of children hospitalized at Texas Children's Hospital.
- Ages
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18 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: * Caregivers of young children (0-36 months of age) hospitalized at Texas Children's Hospital on acute care units. * English or Spanish speaking caregiver. * Age of caregiver ≥ 18 years old. * Hospital day 2 or later of patient admission. Exclusion Criteria: * Caregivers who do not have primary custody * Children in Child Protective Services (CPS) custody * Caregivers who live outside of Texas (due to lack of Houston Food Bank resources outside of Texas) * Previous enrollment in this study (H-53133) or H-57296. * Patient is in the process of being discharged/observation status administration. * Caregiver is not the primary caregiver.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Texas Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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