Pilot Study of Capacity-oriented Intervention to Promote Food Security and Diet Quality Among Hispanics/Latinos

Pilot Intervention Study for Capacity-oriented Approaches to Food Security, Diet Quality, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Hispanics/Latinos

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05623202

Enrollment

Registered

2022-11-21

Start date

2026-08-01

Completion date

2026-12-01

Last updated

2026-04-16

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Conditions

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Nutrition, Healthy, Self Efficacy

Brief summary

Despite a large proportion exhibiting cardiovascular disease risk factors and experiencing food insecurity, U.S. Hispanics/Latinos demonstrate low cardiovascular mortality, which may indicate existing capital (e.g., assets) protecting health and diet. The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and short-term efficacy of a pilot intervention aimed at improving diet quality through strengthening food- and diet-related capital and food security among low-income, Hispanic/Latino adults in San Diego, California. The pilot intervention will be integrated into an existing local health or nutrition program serving low-income Hispanic/Latino adults. Participants will be asked to: * Complete questionnaires before and after the intervention * Engage in nutrition education activities * Engage in food access-related activities

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMulti-level behavior-change intervention to strengthen food- and diet-related capital to promote food security and diet quality among low-income Hispanic/Latino adults

The behavior-change intervention with low-income Hispanic/Latino adults will mobilize existing sources of human, material, social, and cultural capital at the individual, household, social, and community level, and will include a nutrition education component and a food access component.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 74 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Self-identified Hispanic/Latino * Living full-time in San Diego County with no plan to move in next 3 months * At or below 200% of Federal Poverty Line

Exclusion criteria

* Not Hispanic/Latino * Living outside San Diego County * Living only part-time in San Diego County * Planning to move out of San Diego County in next 3 months * \>200% of Federal Poverty Line

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Diet quality	3 months	Food Behavior Checklist for Spanish-speaking participants

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Household food security status	6 weeks, 3 months	U.S. Department of Agriculture 18-item Household Food Security Survey Module
Self-efficacy for food security	6 weeks, 3 months	Self-efficacy for food security scale (Martin et al, 2016)
Food resource management knowledge	6 weeks, 3 months	Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) food resource management questionnaire
Food resource management skills	6 weeks, 3 months	Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) food resource management questionnaire
Material capital	6 weeks, 3 months	Perceived neighborhood food availability and affordability scale
Human capital	6 weeks, 3 months	Life Orientation Test (optimism subscale)
Social capital	6 weeks, 3 months	Neighborhood cohesion scale
Cultural capital	6 weeks, 3 months	Familism scale

Contacts

CONTACTAmanda C McClain, PhD, MS

amcclain@sdsu.edu6195947272

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 17, 2026