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Healthy Food Vouchers for Type 2 Diabetes (VOUCH4DIABETES Trial)

Phase 3
Recruiting
Research Sponsored by Unity Health Toronto
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months
Awards & highlights

VOUCH4DIABETES Trial Summary

This trial tests if giving low-income people with diabetes/high blood sugar access to healthy food can lower their blood sugar. #diabetes

Who is the study for?
This trial is for low-income individuals with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes who struggle to afford food and have a Hemoglobin A1c level between 6.0 to 11.0. It's not open to those living with another participant, with severe food allergies, on total parenteral nutrition, a life expectancy under six months, or certain blood conditions.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests if giving out vouchers for healthy foods can lower blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes. Participants are randomly chosen to receive these vouchers and their effects on blood glucose control are measured.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since the intervention involves providing healthy food vouchers rather than medication, there are no direct medical side effects expected from participating in this trial.

VOUCH4DIABETES Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Hemoglobin A1c
Secondary outcome measures
Carotenoid level
Financial security ("Do you have trouble making ends meet at the end of the month?")
Food insecurity measured by 6 questions from Household Food Security Survey
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VOUCH4DIABETES Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Food voucherExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Unity Health TorontoLead Sponsor
535 Previous Clinical Trials
446,693 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Food voucher Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05776420 — Phase 3
Type 2 Diabetes Research Study Groups: Food voucher, Control
Type 2 Diabetes Clinical Trial 2023: Food voucher Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05776420 — Phase 3
Food voucher 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05776420 — Phase 3

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Could utilizing Food vouchers pose a potential hazard to individuals?

"As the trial has traversed to its third stage, evidence of efficacy and safety have been corroborated multiple times; thus, our team at Power assigns Food voucher a score of 3."

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Are there currently any openings to join this experiment?

"According to the clinicaltrials.gov records, this particular medical experiment is no longer recruiting patients. Initially published on March 1st 2023 and last updated on the 16th of that same month, there are presently 1042 other trials actively looking for volunteers."

Answered by AI
~260 spots leftby Dec 2026