Grocery Support for Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
This continuation study is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial (RCT) of Covered California's Grocery Support Program among low-income participants with diabetes or hypertension. This pragmatic RCT will compare the efficacy of providing different benefit amounts ($80 vs. $120) via a monthly food card benefit for households where at least one adult has diabetes and/or hypertension and incomes below 250% of the federal poverty level (FPL).
Who Is on the Research Team?
Laura M Gottlieb, MD, MPH
Principal Investigator
University of California, San Francisco
Danielle Hessler Jones, PhD
Principal Investigator
University of California, San Francisco
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Treatment
Participants receive either an $80 or $120 monthly grocery support cash card for 12 months
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for changes in food insecurity and health outcomes after the treatment period
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- $120 Grocery Support Monthly Program
- $80 Grocery Support Monthly Program
How Is the Trial Designed?
2
Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
The intervention entails the provision of an $80 monthly payment (adjusted by household size) in the form of a re-loadable cash card to be used at food retailers including food retailers who sell non-food item.
The active comparator entails the provision of a $120 monthly payment (adjusted by household size) in the form of a re-loadable cash card to be used at food retailers including food retailers who sell non-food item.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
University of California, San Francisco
Lead Sponsor
Covered California
Collaborator
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