A Multilevel Intervention in the Hunger Relief Network to Improve Diet Among Adults Experiencing Food Insecurity (SuperShelf)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03421106 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(Data collection was halted prematurely due to COVID-19.)
First Posted : February 5, 2018
Last Update Posted : January 15, 2021
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Food Selection | Behavioral: Intervention Food Pantries Other: Control Food Pantries | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 504 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | A Multilevel Intervention in the Hunger Relief Network to Improve Diet Among Adults Experiencing Food Insecurity |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 5, 2018 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 1, 2019 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | November 16, 2020 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Intervention Food Pantries
Food pantries will transform to offer healthier and more appealing food ; the effect on clients will be measured.
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Behavioral: Intervention Food Pantries
Food pantries will receive consulting services to transform their food offerings and environment in order to influence client health behaviors. |
Active Comparator: Control Food Pantries
Food pantries will make no changes during the evaluation period; the effect on clients will be measured.
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Other: Control Food Pantries
Normal food pantry use |
- Overall diet quality of clients [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1 year ]Assessed by Healthy Eating Index-2015 scores (scale 0-100), with 100 representing the highest possible score.
- Nutritional quality of food selected by clients at the food pantry [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1 year ]Assessed by Healthy Eating Index-2015 scores (scale 0-100), with 100 representing the highest possible score.
- Cardiovascular health [ Time Frame: Baseline, 1 year ]American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7 (LS7) scores (scale 0 -7), with 7 representing the highest possible score

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
-≥18 years old
- Mentally capable of consent and participation
- Speak English, Spanish, or Somali
- Have access to a phone
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not capable of consent or participation
- Speak only languages other than English, Spanish or Somali
- Not a food pantry user

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03421106
United States, Minnesota | |
University of Minnesota | |
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55414 |
Principal Investigator: | Caitlin E Caspi, ScD | University of Connecticut |
Responsible Party: | University of Minnesota |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03421106 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
STUDY00002781 |
First Posted: | February 5, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 15, 2021 |
Last Verified: | January 2021 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Food insecurity Food pantries |