Free fruits and veggies may boost kidney health in Food-Insecure patients
NCT ID NCT06561412
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tested whether giving produce vouchers to 100 adults with chronic kidney disease and food insecurity could improve their health. Participants received $40-$60 in vouchers every two weeks for six months. Researchers measured changes in food security, diet quality, and kidney-related health outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- produce vouchers (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that providing fresh produce helps manage chronic kidney disease and reduces food insecurity.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is short-term (6 months), and long-term benefits are uncertain.
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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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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or greater * Lives within 5 miles of Philadelphia * At least one recent clinic visit at Penn Renal Care, or one clinic visit at Penn Primary Care (earliest six months before start of recruitment) * Positive screening of food insecurity in the electronic health record (EHR) within the prior 2 months * Diagnosis of chronic kidney disease stages 3 -5 Exclusion Criteria: * Does not meet all of the inclusion criteria * Unable to provide consent * Non-English speaker * Cognitive impairment, per principal investigators' discretion * Marked as "do not contact" in EMR for research studies
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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