Clinical trial · Interventional
Addressing the Nutritional Needs of Cancer Survivors With Nutrition Insecurity
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This clinical trial studies whether the use of a grocery delivery service (Instacart) and nutrition navigation improves food insecurity in cancer survivors. The American Cancer Society recommends a normal body mass index, regular physical activity, and a healthy diet for cancer patients. Following these guidelines may help prevent deaths among cancer patients, but few cancer patients follow them. One reason for not following the guidelines could be due to the lack of consistent access to sufficient quantities of affordable, nutritious food for an active, healthy life (food insecurity). Instacart provides users access to foods that fall under the nutrition plan for cancer survivors that can be purchased and delivered to the user's home from many different grocery stores. Nutrition navigation provides support to cancer survivors via weekly check ins to help with following nutrition guidelines and assist with ordering groceries on the Instacart platform. Using a grocery delivery service, such as Instacart, and nutrition navigation may help improve food insecurity in cancer survivors.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm | Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Malignant Solid Neoplasm | Malignant Solid Neoplasm | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instacart Voucher | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Nutritional Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Telephone-Based Intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Supportive Care (Instacart voucher, nutrition navigation)
- description
- Participants receive a booklet on nutrition and physical activity for cancer survivors and 1 Instacart grocery delivery voucher to use over 4 weeks on study. Participants also receive nutrition navigation phone calls for assistance with following nutrition guidelines and ordering groceries on Instacart every week for 4 weeks.
- interventionNames
- Other: Nutritional Intervention
- Other: Instacart Voucher
- Behavioral: Telephone-Based Intervention
Primary outcomes (3)
- measure
- Median Score on the Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM) Survey
- timeFrame
- At 4 week assessment, 1 day
- description
- The FIM is a four-item measure of implementation that assesses participants perceived feasibility of the intervention. Each item response falls on a scale of 1 (Completely disagree) to 5 (Completely agree). A total score is calculated by averaging responses. Total score values range from 1 to 5 with higher values representing a greater feasibility. The intervention will be determined feasible if the overall median score is \>= 4. The median and full range of the FIM scores will be reported.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \> 18 years * Diagnosis of a malignant cancer (except non-melanoma skin cancer). * Not on active treatment at the time of screening and not expected to receive active anticancer therapy (e.g., surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapies) during the study period. Hormonal therapies are allowed for patients with breast or prostate cancer * At least 6 weeks since a major surgery and fully recovered. * Have access to the internet and able to send and receive text messages. * Able to speak/read English. * Based on the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) United States (U.S.) Household Food Security Survey, identify as experiencing food insecurity and/or belong to a population that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has identified as being at risk for health disparities: * Identify as a racial or ethnic minoritized group, as defined by the NIH (American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Latino or Hispanic) * Identify with a sexual or gender minoritized group. * Annual household income \< 200% of the federal poverty definition and/or education \< bachelor's degree. * Live in a rural and/or a persistent poverty area (based on zip code). Exclusion Criteria: * Contraindication to any study-related procedure or assessment. * Planned major surgery or cancer-directed therapy during the study period. * Living outside of the US or Canada during screening and/or the study period (outside the geographic areas that Instacart covers).
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