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Food insecurity for Food Insecurity (AMISTAD Trial)

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Led By Steven Abrams, MD
Research Sponsored by University of Texas at Austin
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Hispanic children, established patients of 2 participating CommUnityCare Clinics (FQHC) in Austin, TX, families that screened positive for food insecurity.
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months
Awards & highlights

AMISTAD Trial Summary

This study is evaluating whether a new approach to helping families with food insecurity will be effective.

Eligible Conditions
  • Food Insecurity
  • Childhood
  • Coronavirus

AMISTAD Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

AMISTAD 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
Number of participants with mitigation of food insecurity as assessed by the "Six-item short form of the Household Food Security Scale", a validated 6 item food insecurity screening tool.
Secondary outcome measures
Types of barriers to obtain assistance to alleviate food insecurity perceived by the participants as assessed by a qualitative questionnaire.
Types of community resources perceived as most helpful by the participants as assessed by a qualitative questionnaire.
Other outcome measures
Number of participants treated with intervention with evidence of impaired growth rate
Number of participants treated with intervention without evidence of impaired growth rate as measured in infantometer (length) and digital scale (weight).

AMISTAD Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Food insecurityExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Food insecure families will be assigned education and community resources needed.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Perrigo CompanyIndustry Sponsor
43 Previous Clinical Trials
21,306 Total Patients Enrolled
University of Texas at AustinLead Sponsor
350 Previous Clinical Trials
80,934 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Food Insecurity
1,000 Patients Enrolled for Food Insecurity
Steven Abrams, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Texas at Austin
1 Previous Clinical Trials
29 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
American Journal of Public HealthJournal
The Effectiveness of a Short Form of the Household Food Security Scale.
Blumberg, S J, K Bialostosky, W L Hamilton, and R R Briefel. 1999. “The Effectiveness of a Short Form of the Household Food Security Scale.”. American Journal of Public Health. American Public Health Association. doi:10.2105/ajph.89.8.1231.
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Interventions to Manage Food Insecurity and Inappropriate Feeding Practices Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021. "Interventions to Manage Food Insecurity and Inappropriate Feeding Practices Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04801134.
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