Nourishing Beginnings: Addressing Food Insecurity During Pregnancy

NCT ID: NCT05341960

Last Updated: 2025-06-06

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

124 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-07-01

Study Completion Date

2026-07-31

Brief Summary

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This is a pilot project designed to test the feasibility of implementing a community health worker (CHW)-led intervention to improve nutritious food access and consumption among pregnant people and to evaluate the effectiveness of this approach. The project will be conducted in partnership with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and the Better Health Partnership Community Health Worker HUB

Detailed Description

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The Nourishing Beginnings pilot study will enroll 160 pregnant individuals (\<22 weeks gestation) who are eligible to use the Partnership Community HUB (i.e., Medicaid eligible). Participants will be randomly assigned into one of two intervention arms - either direct food delivery (n=80) or small financial resources and individualized navigation support for accessing local healthy foods (n=80).

The pilot will (1) assess the feasibility and allow protocol refinement; (2) assess the preliminary impact of CHW-led intervention; and (3) conduct a rigorous process evaluation of the implementation of the intervention using an effectiveness-implementation hybrid type 1 design. Dietary behavior, psychosocial health, health care utilization, and health outcomes and birth outcomes will be tracked at baseline, mid-pregnancy, and at delivery, derived from both primary and secondary data sources (i.e., Hub and claims data). Critical implementation points (referral, CHW touch points, and food delivery) will be assessed. Intervention arms will be compared to a matched comparison group derived from local claims data for the same time period.

Conditions

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Pregnancy Related Food Insecurity Premature Birth Pregnancy Complications

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Food Delivery

Food box delivered to participant home every 2 weeks until 6 weeks post delivery

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Food Delivery

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Food box with food to feed a family of four, delivered by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank every two weeks. Based on participant preferences, includes recipes.

Financial Support and Navigation

$30 provide on gift card every two weeks until 6 weeks post delivery + neighborhood food retail navigation support.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Financial Support

Intervention Type OTHER

Provides supplemental funds to purchase healthy foods; provides choice. Includes recipes for limited budgets and assistance locating healthy food options in their specific neighborhood.

Control Group

Selected from claims data, matched.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Food Delivery

Food box with food to feed a family of four, delivered by the Greater Cleveland Food Bank every two weeks. Based on participant preferences, includes recipes.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Financial Support

Provides supplemental funds to purchase healthy foods; provides choice. Includes recipes for limited budgets and assistance locating healthy food options in their specific neighborhood.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Medicaid eligible
* Enrolls in the CHW Hub
* Able to read and understand English

Exclusion Criteria

\-
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Better Health Partnership

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Greater Cleveland Food Bank

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Pregnancy with Possibilities Resource Center

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Village of Healing Center

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

United Way of Greater Cleveland

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

MetroHealth Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Cleveland Department of Public Health

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Case Western Reserve University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elaine Borawski

Angela Bowen Williamson Professor of Community Nutrition

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Elaine A Borawski, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Case Western Reserve University

Locations

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Mom's First

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Better Health Partnership CHW HUB

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Elaine A Borawski, PhD

Role: CONTACT

216-368-1024

Samantha Bentley, MPH

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Kathleen Solove

Role: primary

Christopher Mundorf, PHD

Role: primary

References

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Borawski EA, Goodwin MA, Glenn AC, Mundorf C, Fernandez LI, Larberg N, Gunzler DD, Lever JS. Study design and protocol for Nourishing Beginnings, an integrated service delivery model addressing food insecurity and social needs of low-income pregnant individuals. Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Oct;133:107310. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2023.107310. Epub 2023 Aug 14.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37586560 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

View Document

Other Identifiers

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STUDY20211072

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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