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

San Diego State University

Status: Begins enrollment this month

Conditions: Self Efficacy; Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Nutrition, Healthy

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

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05623202

HL150406

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 74 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 1 patient group

Capacity-oriented behavior-change intervention

Experimental group

Treatment:

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