Delivering Food Resources & Kitchen Skills (FoRKS) to Adults With Food Insecurity and Hypertension

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Conditions studied: Food Insecurity, Hypertension, Nutrition, Disease Management

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the impact of a home-delivered foods and kitchen skills program on health and nutrition in adults with high blood pressure and food insecurity. Researchers will compare Food Resources \& Kitchen Skills (FoRKS) and Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) to evaluate the effects on mean systolic blood pressure (SPB), HbA1c, food security and nutrition. Participants will complete 24-hr blood pressure monitoring, standard blood pressure measurements, weight, finger stick for A1c point-of-care testing, and questionnaires.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05856591

Run by

Indiana University

People needed

200

Starts

2023-04-17

Expected to finish

2027-07-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-22

Who can join

Age: 35 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Fluent in English
• Marion County resident
• 35-75 years
• Systolic BP of ≥120 in prior 12 months
• Ability to see and read street signs (self report)
• Stable housing with independent access to kitchen, including functional stove or hotplate, oven, refrigerator, and freezer (self report)
• Activity independence per functional activities questionnaire (FAQ; <3 responses of "Require Assistance" and 0 responses of "Dependent")
• Food insecurity per first two items of USDA 18-item survey with ≥ 1 response of "Often true" or "Sometimes true" [1) Within the past 12 months, you worried that your food would run out before you got the money to buy more; 2) Within the past 12 months, the food you bought just didn't last and you didn't have money to get more.] OR currently listed as food insecure in Eskenazi EMR; OR currently receiving SNAP benefits.
• normal cognition per six-item screener (SIS; score of ≥ 5)
• Mean systolic BP of ≥120 from 3 standard BP measurements taken by research staff following standardized wait periods.

You may not qualify if…

• lives in nursing home
• diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer disease or mild cognitive impairment; Parkinson disease; brain tumor/infection/surgery (within the last 10 years with residual symptoms and/or functional loss/deficit, such as impaired learning, memory, or communication); psychosis, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder
• ICD 10 code I11/hypertensive heart disease, ICD 10 code I12/hypertensive CKD, ICD 10 code I13/hypertensive heart disease and CKD, ICD 10 code I15, or ICD 10 code I16
• alcohol consumption ≥ 8 drinks per week for women, or ≥15 drinks per week for men
• drug use/abuse (excluding marijuana) per EMR
• moving out of area during study timeline
• scheduling conflicts with intervention schedule
• unwilling to use a touchscreen
• unwilling to be on video conferencing
• low communicative ability, functional status, or other disorders (examiner rated) that would interfere with interventions and assessments
• unable to provide informed consent

Where it is running

• Eskenazi Health — Indianapolis, Indiana, United States (enrolling)

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