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Women's Health Delaware Food Farmacy for Hypertension

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Research Sponsored by Christiana Care Health Services

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

18 years or older

4 to 14 weeks pregnant

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up from delivery date to hospital discharge date, assessed up to 90 days

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Study Summary

This trial is testing a program called the Women's Health Delaware Food Farmacy to see if it can help pregnant ChristianaCare patients who are at risk for health problems. The study has three goals:

Who is the study for?

This trial is for pregnant women receiving care at ChristianaCare who are at risk of complications like high blood pressure, gestational diabetes, eclampsia, pre-eclampsia, or obesity. Specific eligibility details aren't provided but typically include factors like age and health status.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing a 'Food is Medicine' program by Women's Health Delaware Food Farmacy against the standard healthcare pregnant women usually receive. It aims to see if this program can improve maternal and child health outcomes.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves a food-based intervention rather than medication, side effects may not be as common as in drug trials. However, potential side effects could include food-related allergies or intolerances.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am 18 years old or older.

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I am between 1 and 3 months pregnant.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ from baseline to delivery

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~from baseline to delivery

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from baseline to delivery for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Body Mass Index

Cesarean Delivery

Emergency Room Visit

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Secondary outcome measures

Cost-Related Medication Underuse

Dietary Intake

Food Insecurity

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Women's Health Delaware Food FarmacyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will receive medically tailored groceries (10 meals per person in the household per week from enrollment to 4 weeks after delivery) high in micronutrients that are delivered to their homes weekly. They will also interact weekly with their assigned Community Health Worker to address social needs and patient-centered goals.

Group II: Usual Standard of CareActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will receive the usual standard of care.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Christiana Care Health ServicesLead Sponsor

115 Previous Clinical Trials

105,401 Total Patients Enrolled

4 Trials studying Hypertension

2,430 Patients Enrolled for Hypertension

University of DelawareOTHER

154 Previous Clinical Trials

24,961 Total Patients Enrolled

5 Trials studying Hypertension

260 Patients Enrolled for Hypertension

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Is the enrollment of participants ongoing for this study?

"According to the information provided by clinicaltrials.gov, this specific study is not currently enrolling participants. The trial was initially posted on December 11th, 2023 and last updated on December 19th, 2023. However, it's worth noting that there are currently 1186 other active trials actively seeking individuals for participation at this time."

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What is the primary objective of this medical study?

"The primary endpoint of this clinical trial is Gestational Age, which will be assessed by comparing baseline measurements to those taken 2-6 weeks after delivery. Secondary outcomes include Dietary Intake, as measured by the Dietary Screener Questionnaire (DSQ-10) and six items from the DSQ-26; Scores will be calculated using the National Cancer Institute's scoring algorithms. Health-Related Quality of Life will also be evaluated using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's HRQOL-4 scale, with scores ranging from 0 to 30 indicating the number of healthy days experienced (higher scores indicate more healthy days). Additionally,"

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Food is Medicine Community Health Worker Program for Pregnant Women

2024. "Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Food is Medicine Community Health Worker Program for Pregnant Women". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06180811.

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