Cardiometabolic Syndrome, Food Insecurity, Obesity, Overweight
Conditions
Brief summary
The specific aims and objectives of this proposal are to: 1. Evaluate a food pantry's weekly food distribution impact on behavioral, social and health outcomes in families. 2. In a subset of families with a child aged 6-17 years, test a pilot intervention offering the following components, with a goal of improving family behavioral, social and health outcomes: 1. Weekly family food packages from the Revere Food Pantry 2. 6-Monthly group sessions that include information on healthy behaviors, chronic disease management and teaching families how to prepare simple recipes based on the food they receive that week from the food pantry.
Interventions
OTHERWeekly Family Food Packages
Families receive weekly family food packages for 6 months
BEHAVIORALFamily Health Group Sessions
Families with children aged 6-17 years attend 6 monthly group sessions with cooking demonstrations
Sponsors
American Academy of Pediatrics
Ardmore Foundation
Vitamix Foundation
Massachusetts General Hospital
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Referral to the food pantry Additional inclusion criteria for Group Sessions: \- Family has a child aged 6-17 years
Exclusion criteria
\- Not able to speak English or Spanish
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in BMI at 6 months | 0-6 months | Weight in kg and height in meters will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2, as reported in the electronic health record |
| Change in Food Insecurity Status at 3 months | 0-3 months | Food insecurity status assessed by the Hunger Vital Signs questionnaire |
| Change in Diet Quality at 3 months | 0-3 months | Diet quality assessed by an abbreviated food frequency questionnaire |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Physical Activity at 3 months | 0-3 months | Physical activity as reported by questionnaire |
| Change in Binge Eating Symptoms at 3 months | 0-3 months | Binge eating symptoms assessed by questionnaire |
| Change in Screen Time at 3 months | 0-3 months | Screen time as reported by questionnaire |
| Change in Blood Pressure at 6 months | 0-6 months | Blood pressure as reported in the electronic health record |
| Change in Sleep at 3 months | 0-3 months | Sleep duration as reported by questionnaire |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed