Impact of Online Ordering on Low-Income Adults' Food Security in Online Food Pantry Settings

Food Security Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact of Online Ordering on Low-Income Adults' Food Security in Online Food Pantry Settings

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05752721
• Other study ID #: 22-01523
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 21, 2023
• Est. completion date: December 15, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: June 2024
• Source: NYU Langone Health
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary objectives of this study are to determine whether the transition to online ordering at a choice-based food pantry network influences food security status among low-income adults and determining whether there are differences in impact by age group.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 147
• Est. completion date: December 15, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: December 15, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• aged 18 years or older

• have visited a food pantry that either is or is not scheduled to transition to online ordering at least once

• have capacity and willingness to provide consent

• speaks English

Exclusion Criteria:

• aged less than 18 years

• have not visited a food pantry that either is or is not scheduled to transition to online ordering at least once

• does not speak English

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Food Security

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Transition to Online Ordering
The intervention food pantry will transition to online ordering at least once.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	NYU Langone Health	New York	New York

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
NYU Langone Health	National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module: Six-Item Short Form Score	6-item assessment of food security. The total score ranges from 0-6, where: 5-6 = very low food security; 2-4 = low food security; and 0-1 = high or marginal food security. A decrease in scores indicates food security increased during the observational period.	Baseline, Month 8
Secondary	Change in Total Cup-Equivalents of Fruit Items Purchased Per Visit		Baseline, Month 8
Secondary	Change in Total Cup-Equivalents of Vegetable Items Purchased Per Visit		Baseline, Month 8
Secondary	Change in Time to Obtain Food from Food Pantry Per Visit	Expressed in minutes.	Baseline, Month 8
Secondary	Change in Number of Food Pantry Visits Per Month		Baseline, Month 8
Secondary	Change in the Number of Times Vegetables Consumed Per Day		Baseline, Month 8
Secondary	Change in the Number of Times Fruits Consumed Per Day		Baseline, Month 8