Fresh food for all: study tests Half-Price produce boxes to fight cancer risk
NCT ID NCT07039630
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looks at whether delivering half-price produce boxes, with or without nutrition education, can help low-income families eat better and feel more food secure. Researchers will enroll 50 adults in Western New York who struggle to afford healthy food. The goal is to see if this approach can improve diet quality and reduce the risk of obesity-related cancers.
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 Programs (half-price produce boxes) and nutritional education materials
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, community-based way to improve diet quality and reduce food insecurity in low-income households, potentially lowering cancer risk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, suspended early-stage study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, so lasting change is hard to guarantee.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 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.
- 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: * Lives in Western New York (WNY) * Is the person responsible for at least half of the food purchasing and preparation * Categorized as having marginal, low of very low food security * Able to access to internet and e-mail/text messages * Speaks and understands English Exclusion Criteria: * Participants that are unable to speak and understand English * Participants that are unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements * Any condition which in the investigator's opinion deems the participant(s) is/are an unsuitable candidate to receive the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States
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