Free meals for kids with cancer: a recipe for relief?
NCT ID NCT06814795
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether providing free, healthy frozen meals to families of children with cancer is practical and helpful. About 30 children aged 12-17 and their parents will receive meals for 12 weeks during chemotherapy. The goal is to see if families find the meals easy to use and acceptable.
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Study facts
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- 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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32 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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12 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: Eligible children (n=15) will: * be under the care of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology * have completed at least one cycle of cancer chemotherapy that included an agent known to cause alterations in taste, * expect to undergo at least two more cycles, * be aged 12-17.9 years * communicate in English or Spanish. Eligible adults (n=15) will: * be the primary parental caregiver of a study-eligible child, * be aged 18 years or older * communicate in English or Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: * none if inclusion criteria are met
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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North Carolina Basnight Cancer Hospital
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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