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Nutrition Assistance Program for Cancer Patients

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Recruiting

Research Sponsored by Stanford University

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 baseline to 6 months

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial studies if nutrition help for cancer patients with food insecurity can help reduce it.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adult patients with cancer at Pacific Cancer Care who are experiencing food insecurity, can communicate in English or Spanish, and have public insurance or health insurance from an agricultural company. It's specifically aimed at Latinx or other racial/ethnic minority groups that are low income.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study is testing a nutrition assistance program to see if it helps reduce food insecurity among cancer patients receiving treatment. The goal is to improve the quality of life and potentially impact their overall health during therapy.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves a nutrition assistance program rather than medication, there aren't typical drug side effects. However, participants may experience changes in diet-related symptoms such as digestion issues depending on individual dietary needs.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline to 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline to 6 months

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

Food Insecurity

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Nutrition Assistance ProgramExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

A total of 30 Latinx cancer patients on active cancer treatment who have screened positive for food insecurity will receive a $40.00 voucher for use each month for 6 months for nutrition assistance in the produce section of local grocery stores after enrollment in the program.

Group II: Usual CareActive Control1 Intervention

A total of 30 patients who have screened positive for food insecurity will receive usual care consisting of referral to the local food bank as part of the nutrition assistance program.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Stanford UniversityLead Sponsor

2,395 Previous Clinical Trials

17,341,320 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Are individuals aged 30 or more being enrolled in this clinical experiment?

"Individuals eligible to enroll in this trial range from 18 to 99 years old. Additionally, 68 trials are available for youths under the age of eighteen and 482 studies can be found catering specifically to seniors aged 65 or above."

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What demographic is this clinical trial targeting?

"Candidates between 18 and 99 years old are eligible to apply for this trial, provided they have a cancer diagnosis. The total number of recruits needed is approximately 30 people."

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Are recruitment opportunities still available for this trial?

"Clinicaltrials.gov displays that this clinical trial is not actively seeking participants, as the post was initially uploaded on July 15th 2023 and has since been updated. However, 542 other trials are still in need of enrollees at this time."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Food for Health Equity: Evaluation of a Nutrition Assistance Program

Manali Indravadan Patel 2023. "Food for Health Equity: Evaluation of a Nutrition Assistance Program". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05947357.