Food FARMacia: Reducing Childhood Obesity in Households With Food Insecurity
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 6 Months and older
- Sex
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
- Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires
Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.
Show the study's own words
- "Parents will be asked to respond to survey questions about health behaviors for themself and their infant at baseline and follow-up."
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether the Food FARMacia intervention to reduce food insecurity is feasible and accepted among families with an infant age 6 to less than 18 months receiving pediatric primary care. All participants will receive nutrition education and anticipatory guidance to support healthy meal preparation in addition to usual care.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria for Child: * Age 6 to \< 18 months at enrollment * Born gestational age 37 weeks or later without evidence of undernutrition at routine health care visits * In household with food insecurity at time of screening phone call based on an affirmative response on the 2-item Hunger Vital Signs™ screening tool * Primary pediatric care patient at Stanford University/Stanford Health Care Network * Planned continuation of primary pediatric care at Stanford University/Stanford Health Care * Living in a community setting (not inpatient or living in a nursing/long-term care setting) with a caretaker enrolled in this study Exclusion Criteria for Child: * Gestational age \< 37 weeks * Small-for-gestational age at birth (birth weight for gestational age less than 10th percentile) * Weight-for-length \< 3rd percentile * Body Mass Index \< 5th percentile for age and sex * Children in household previously enrolled in this study or the Food FARMacia program * Conditions that substantially interfere with growth or mobility (e.g., complex congenital heart disease, cystic fibrosis) * Children with special diets (e.g., tyrosinemia, enteral tube feeding) * Children with chronic diseases that interfere with nutrition and growth as determined by investigators Inclusion Criteria for Parent/Legal Guardian: * Primary caretaker of infant eligible for study and with planned enrollment in this study * Age 18 years or older * Ability to respond to questions in English and/or Spanish * Willing for self and infant to be randomized into a RCT and complete all study components * Gives permission to receive messages to their mobile device, email, and or place of residence * Gives permission to complete all study procedures for self and infant * Capable of providing informed consent for self and infant Exclusion Criteria for Parent/Legal Guardian: * Pregnancy at baseline visit because of unique nutritional needs * Age \< 18 years at baseline because of unique developmental differences of adolescents and New York State regulations * Inability to complete study visits or intervention components * Unwillingness or inability to commit to a 6-month research study for self or infant * Unable to give informed consent * Underlying disease/treatment that might interfere with participation in/completion of the study (e.g., significant gastrointestinal conditions, major psychiatric disorders, and others at the discretion of the study clinician)
Study sites (2)
CA
- Stanford University School of Medicine · Stanford, CA 94305Jennifer Woo Baidal, MD · Study contact · jwoo1@stanford.eduJennifer Woo Baidal, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Stanford
NY
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center · New York, NY 10032Ali Mencin, MD · Study contact · am2363@cumc.columbia.eduAli Mencin, MD · Principal investigatorMore trials in New York