Evaluation of Demonstrations to End Childhood Hunger - NV

NCT ID: NCT04253743

Last Updated: 2020-02-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

7246 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-06-30

Study Completion Date

2017-05-31

Brief Summary

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The 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization provided funding to test innovative strategies to end childhood hunger and food insecurity. Demonstration projects were funded in Chickasaw Nation, Kentucky, Navajo Nation, Nevada, and Virginia. This study focuses on Nevada.

SNAP households were randomly assigned to receive either: (1) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child (\<5 years) per month; (2) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child per month plus case management and nutrition education; or (3) only regular monthly SNAP benefit. The first two groups were the treatment arms and the third was the control group.

Detailed Description

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Objectives: To (1) reduce food insecurity among children; (2) increase enrollment in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and other nutrition assistance programs; and (3) improve nutrition and healthy shopping habits through nutrition education.

Target Population: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households with children under age 5 and incomes below 75 percent of the Federal Poverty Level living in Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Intervention: SNAP households were randomly assigned to receive either: (1) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child (\<5 years) per month; (2) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child per month plus case management and nutrition education; or (3) only regular monthly SNAP benefit. The first two groups were the treatment arms and the third was the control group.

The two treatment groups were ultimately combined because of the low uptake of case management and nutrition education.

Conditions

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Food Insecurity Among Children

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Nevada Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Demonstration Benefits

SNAP households were randomly assigned to receive either: (1) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child (\<5 years) per month (n=1,919); (2) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child per month plus case management and nutrition education (n=1,919); or (3) only regular monthly SNAP benefit (n=7,467). The first two groups were the treatment arms and the third was the control group.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Nevada Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Demonstration Benefits

Intervention Type OTHER

SNAP households with children under age 5 incomes below 75% of the federal poverty level living in Clark County, Nevada received $40 in extra SNAP benefits per eligible child, and access to case management and nutrition education.

Control Group

The control group received regularly allotted SNAP benefits.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Nevada Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Demonstration Benefits

SNAP households with children under age 5 incomes below 75% of the federal poverty level living in Clark County, Nevada received $40 in extra SNAP benefits per eligible child, and access to case management and nutrition education.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households with children under age 5 and incomes below 75 percent of the Federal Poverty Level living in Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Maximum Eligible Age

4 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

USDA Food and Nutrition Service

FED

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael P Burke, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

USDA Food and Nutrition Service

References

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Gleason PM, Kleinman R, Chojnacki GJ, Briefel RR, Forrestal SG. Measuring the Effects of a Demonstration to Reduce Childhood Food Insecurity: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Nevada Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Project. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2021 Jan;121(1S):S22-S33. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2020.03.002.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33342522 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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AG-3198-C-14-0019 (Nevada)

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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