Cancer
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this study is to develop and test the feasibility of a theory-driven digital culinary medicine program among food insecure cancer survivors referred from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Oncology Clinic at LBJ to the LBJ Food Farmacy program.
Detailed description
Primary Objective: Determine the feasibility of study recruitment goal, intervention adherence rate, attrition rate, data completion rate, and program satisfaction rate. Secondary Objective: Assess the preliminary efficacy of the digital culinary medicine intervention to improve diet quality, food security, quality of life, and downstream biological indicators of cardiometabolic health from baseline to post-intervention, as well as from baseline to 6 month follow up, among food insecure cancer survivors.
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTDigital culinary medicine intervention
Participants will receive 30lbs of healthy foods through an on-site hospital-base food pantry
Sponsors
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Cancer survivors treated at the MD Anderson Oncology Program at LBJ Hospital over 18 years of age. * Screen positive for food insecurity using the 2 question clinic-screener (Hunger Vital Signs) * Receive referral to the LBJ Food Farmacy. * Are within the first 5 years off of acute cancer treatment. * Self-report having internet access. * Self-report as being able to speak and read English or Spanish. * Willing to complete study assessments.
Exclusion criteria
* Unwilling or unable to complete study assessments * Anyone under 18 years of age * Self-report to not speak or read English or Spanish
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Safety and Adverse Events (AEs) | Through study completion; an average of 1 year | Incidence of Adverse Events, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version (v) 5.0 |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTMaria Vazquez
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMargaret Raber, DRPH
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Outcome results
None listed