Clinical trial · Interventional
Impact of Food Assistance on Treatment Adherence and Clinical Outcomes in Food-Insecure Cancer Pts
Impact of Food Assistance on Treatment Adherence and Clinical Outcomes in Food-Insecure Cancer Patients Undergoing Active Treatment
NCT07706192CI-TRIAL-00118001recruitingN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
Prospective cohort and descriptive study aimed at identifying cancer patients experiencing food insecurity at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. The study will involve evaluating the impact of a food assistance intervention on treatment adherence and clinical outcomes among food-insecure patients on active treatment.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment Adherence | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Assistance Program | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard of Care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Food Assistance Program
- description
- Six month food assistance program-shelf-stable food boxes
- interventionNames
- Other: Food Assistance Program
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard of Care
- description
- Usual-care referrals
- interventionNames
- Other: Standard of Care
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Evaluate the impact of a food assistance intervention on treatment adherence and clinical outcomes among food-insecure patients on active treatment.
- timeFrame
- 6 months following enrollment
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (≥18 years old) with a current diagnosis of cancer * Patients attending outpatient services at the VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center * Patients who are willing to participate and provide informed consent * Responding "sometimes true" or "often true" to at least one of the two validate Hunger Vital Sign Screening questions Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who are unable to provide informed consent due to cognitive impairment or language barriers * Patients who are enrolled in other clinical trials that prohibit participation in additional research * Patients who do not consent to being included in the food insecurity registry * Patients with medical conditions other than cancer
References
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