Delivering Food Resources & Kitchen Skills (FoRKS) to Adults With Food Insecurity and Hypertension
NCT ID: NCT05856591
Last Updated: 2026-02-05
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
200 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-04-17
2027-07-30
Brief Summary
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Researchers will compare Food Resources \& Kitchen Skills (FoRKS) and Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) to evaluate the effects on mean systolic blood pressure (SPB), HbA1c, food security and nutrition.
Participants will complete 24-hr blood pressure monitoring, standard blood pressure measurements, weight, finger stick for A1c point-of-care testing, and questionnaires.
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Detailed Description
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Adults who pass the telephone screen will be invited to complete a blood pressure check for final eligibility determination. Participants must receive an average systolic read of ≥120 mmHG across 3 standard BP readings with designated wait periods; a maximum of 5 readings may be attempted to receive 3 successful measurements necessary to calculate the average. Participants who meet criteria and give informed consent will complete a full baseline assessment consisting of questionnaires, finger stick for A1c point-of-care testing, weight, and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure before randomization to one of two arms:
1. Enhanced Usual Care (EUC), consisting of access to existing usual primary care services such as social determinants of health screenings, referrals to food pantries, and assistance enrolling in food assistance programs. They will be enrolled in a 5-week Hypertension Self-Management Education and Support (SMES) class, which is an existing CDC-endorsed program offered at Eskenazi to provide information and skills for managing hypertension (HTN).
2. Food Resources \& Kitchen Skills (FoRKS), consisting of the same services as EUC plus home-delivered Mediterranean-style ingredient kits and virtual cooking classes for an additional 11 weeks with embedded lessons in kitchen organization, tool use, nutrition, budgeting, and shopping.
Assessments will be completed around Week 16 as the primary endpoint, and around Week 24 for maintenance evaluation.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
Participants randomized to EUC will have access to existing usual primary care services. They will also be enrolled in Hypertension Self-Management Education and Support (SMES) class ("Hypertension group"), which is an existing CDC-endorsed program offered at Eskenazi Health to provide information and skills for managing hypertension (HTN). Classes are led by registered dietitians via Webex.
Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) includes 5 weeks of hypertension classes.
Food Resources & Kitchen Skills (FoRKS)
Participants randomized to FoRKS will attend weekly HTN SMES classes separately from EUC participants. SMES classes will include the EUC curriculum stated above and an introduction to the upcoming FoRKS intervention.
Following HTN SMES completion, FoRKS continues with home-delivered Mediterranean-style ingredient kits, food management lessons, and hands-on cooking classes in one's own kitchen. Classes are led by registered dietitians via Webex. Classes are held twice per week thru Week 12, then only once per week through Week 16.
Food Resources & Kitchen Skills (FoRKS)
Food Resources \& Kitchen Skills (FoRKS) includes 5 weeks of hypertension classes followed by 11 weeks of home-delivered Mediterranean-style ingredient kits and virtual cooking classes with embedded lessons in kitchen organization, tool use, nutrition, budgeting, and shopping.
Interventions
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Food Resources & Kitchen Skills (FoRKS)
Food Resources \& Kitchen Skills (FoRKS) includes 5 weeks of hypertension classes followed by 11 weeks of home-delivered Mediterranean-style ingredient kits and virtual cooking classes with embedded lessons in kitchen organization, tool use, nutrition, budgeting, and shopping.
Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) includes 5 weeks of hypertension classes.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Marion County resident
3. 35-75 years
4. Systolic BP of ≥120 in prior 12 months
5. Ability to see and read street signs (self report)
6. Stable housing with independent access to kitchen, including functional stove or hotplate, oven, refrigerator, and freezer (self report)
7. Activity independence per functional activities questionnaire (FAQ; \<3 responses of "Require Assistance" and 0 responses of "Dependent")
8. Food insecurity per first two items of USDA 18-item survey with ≥ 1 response of "Often true" or "Sometimes true" \[1) Within the past 12 months, you worried that your food would run out before you got the money to buy more; 2) Within the past 12 months, the food you bought just didn't last and you didn't have money to get more.\] OR currently listed as food insecure in Eskenazi EMR; OR currently receiving SNAP benefits.
9. normal cognition per six-item screener (SIS; score of ≥ 5)
10. Mean systolic BP of ≥120 from 3 standard BP measurements taken by research staff following standardized wait periods.
Exclusion Criteria
2. diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer disease or mild cognitive impairment; Parkinson disease; brain tumor/infection/surgery (within the last 10 years with residual symptoms and/or functional loss/deficit, such as impaired learning, memory, or communication); psychosis, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder
3. ICD 10 code I11/hypertensive heart disease, ICD 10 code I12/hypertensive CKD, ICD 10 code I13/hypertensive heart disease and CKD, ICD 10 code I15, or ICD 10 code I16
4. alcohol consumption ≥ 8 drinks per week for women, or ≥15 drinks per week for men
5. drug use/abuse (excluding marijuana) per EMR
6. moving out of area during study timeline
7. scheduling conflicts with intervention schedule
8. unwilling to use a touchscreen
9. unwilling to be on video conferencing
10. low communicative ability, functional status, or other disorders (examiner rated) that would interfere with interventions and assessments
11. unable to provide informed consent
35 Years
75 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
NIH
Indiana University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Daniel Clark
Associate Professor of Medicine
Principal Investigators
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Daniel O Clark, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Indiana University
Richard Holden, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Indiana University
Locations
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Eskenazi Health
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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16773
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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