Enhancing Food as Medicine Interventions for Food Insecure Postpartum Women in Central Texas
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to compare the short-term and long term impacts of Food is the Best Medicine (FBM)-Virtual on diet quality, food security status, breastfeeding rates, mental health status, rates of home cooking, and rationing coping strategies relative to FBM-In Person among food insecure, postpartum women and to compare implementation outcomes across the FBM-Virtual and FBM-In Person using process data collected from the participants, Community Health Worker (CHW)s, and partner organizations.
Condition
- Food Insecurity in Post Partum Women
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 18 Years and 45 Years
- Eligible Genders
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- food insecure - to communicate in English or Spanish.
Exclusion Criteria
- not living within the food produce zip code delivery radius - having any dietary allergies.
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental FBM-In person |
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Experimental FBM-Virtual |
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Active Comparator home delivered food |
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Recruiting Locations
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas 77030
Houston, Texas 77030
Ascension Seton Medical Center
Austin, Texas 78705
Austin, Texas 78705
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston