Food-based Support for Hospitalized Children and Their Families

Part of paid clinical trials in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Sponsor
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Study ID
NCT06946355
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Food Insecurity

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
N/A - 21 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • In-hospital food support intervention — OTHER
    The in-hospital food support intervention will provide two meals for up to two parents per day.
  • Post-discharge food support intervention — OTHER
    The post-discharge intervention will provide families with grocery gift cards and frozen meals at the time of discharge.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an intervention to provide food support to families who are part of government or self-pay insurances will provide benefits. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Determine the effect of implementing an in-hospital food support intervention for low-income parents on reutilization and family-centered outcomes. * Among families with baseline food insecurity, determine the effectiveness of a post-discharge food support intervention and as-needed social work referral on reutilization and family-centered outcomes. Researchers will compare the in-hospital food support intervention and will be rolled out to sequential hospital units. In addition, the post-discharge food support intervention will be compared to standard discharge. Some participants will: * Receive in-hospital meal cards or standard care during hospitalization * Receive post-discharge food support intervention or standard discharge * Complete a 14-day post discharge follow-up survey

Key Dates

Start date
May 27, 2025
Status verified
Jun 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2029
Completion
Dec 31, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
9,119 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
OTHER

Arms

  • No Intervention: Standard Care
    No post-discharge food support offered; no in-hospital food support offered; social work consults available per standard of care
  • Active Comparator: Both In-Hosptial and Post-Discharge
    The study team will provide two meals to up to two parents per day (for a maximum of four meals per day) in the hospital. The study team will provide families with a grocery gift card and frozen meals at the time of discharge.
  • Active Comparator: Post-Discharge No In-Hospital
    The study team will provide families with a grocery gift card and frozen meals at the time of discharge. No in-hospital food support offered; social work consults available per standard of care.
  • Active Comparator: In-Hospital No Post-Discharge
    The study team will provide two meals to up to two parents per day (for a maximum of four meals per day) in the hospital. No post-discharge food support offered; social work consults available per standard of care.

Primary Outcome Measure

30-day urgent reutilization [ Time Frame: 30 days post-discharge ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiOhio45229-

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