Evaluation of Demonstrations to End Childhood Hunger - NV

Food Insecurity Among Children Clinical Trial

— EDECHNV  

Official title:

Evaluation of Demonstrations to End Childhood Hunger - Nevada

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04253743
• Other study ID #: AG-3198-C-14-0019 (Nevada)
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2016
• Est. completion date: May 2017

Study information

• Verified date: January 2020
• Source: USDA Food and Nutrition Service
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization provided funding to test innovative strategies to end childhood hunger and food insecurity. Demonstration projects were funded in Chickasaw Nation, Kentucky, Navajo Nation, Nevada, and Virginia. This study focuses on Nevada.

SNAP households were randomly assigned to receive either: (1) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child (<5 years) per month; (2) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child per month plus case management and nutrition education; or (3) only regular monthly SNAP benefit. The first two groups were the treatment arms and the third was the control group.

Description:

Objectives: To (1) reduce food insecurity among children; (2) increase enrollment in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and other nutrition assistance programs; and (3) improve nutrition and healthy shopping habits through nutrition education.

Target Population: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households with children under age 5 and incomes below 75 percent of the Federal Poverty Level living in Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Intervention: SNAP households were randomly assigned to receive either: (1) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child (<5 years) per month; (2) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child per month plus case management and nutrition education; or (3) only regular monthly SNAP benefit. The first two groups were the treatment arms and the third was the control group.

The two treatment groups were ultimately combined because of the low uptake of case management and nutrition education.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 7246
• Est. completion date: May 2017
• Est. primary completion date: May 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A to 4 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households with children under age 5 and incomes below 75 percent of the Federal Poverty Level living in Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Food Insecurity Among Children

Intervention

Other:
• Nevada Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Demonstration Benefits
SNAP households with children under age 5 incomes below 75% of the federal poverty level living in Clark County, Nevada received $40 in extra SNAP benefits per eligible child, and access to case management and nutrition education.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
USDA Food and Nutrition Service	Mathematica

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Food Insecurity among Children	Measured by the United States Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM).; Affirming 2 or more out of the 8 child-level items in the HFSSM. Higher scores generally indicates worsening food insecurity.	30 days
Secondary	Very Low Food Insecurity among Children	Measured by the United States Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM).; Affirming 5 or more out of the 8 child-level items in the HFSSM. Higher scores generally indicates worsening food insecurity.	30 days
Secondary	Food Insecurity among Adults	Measured by the United States Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM).; Affirming 3 or more out of the 10 adult-level items in the HFSSM. Higher scores generally indicates worsening food insecurity.	30 days
Secondary	Household Food Insecurity	Measured by the United States Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM).; Affirming 3 or more out of the 18 items in the HFSSM. Higher scores generally indicates worsening food insecurity.	30 days
Secondary	Food Expenditures	Total amount of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and out-of-pocket food purchases in dollars	30 days

External Links

•   Final Report