Biobehavioral Mechanisms of Food Insecurity

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Conditions studied: Food Insecurity, Obesity, Childhood, Inflammation, Mental Health

In brief

Food insecurity is prevalent in the United States. Defined as unstable and inadequate access to food, food insecurity disproportionately affects low-income households, those with children and those with a Black or Hispanic head of household. Moreover, food insecurity is associated with childhood obesity, a relationship that is not well understood from a behavioral or biological perspective. This randomized controlled trial will take advantage of the natural onset of summertime food insecurity among school-age children, ages 8-12 years, to examine the biobehavioral mechanisms of food insecurity including diet quality, biomarkers of Metabolic Syndrome, inflammation, and stress, weight status, and measures of child mental health.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04968496

Run by

The Miriam Hospital

People needed

9

Starts

2022-05-24

Expected to finish

2023-01-24

Last updated by the study team

2023-01-26

Who can join

Age: 8 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• ability of parent and child to speak, read and write English or Spanish
• agreement to study participation and random assignment.

You may not qualify if…

• Children will not be eligible if they are enrolled in a full-time camp, day care or programming in which regular meals are provided for more than one-week over the summer.
• Children will not be eligible if their Parent / caregiver does not have reliable phone access to complete study measures.

Where it is running

• Newport Housing Authority — Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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