I-FRESH Program for Food Insecurity in Children
This study is testing a program called I-FRESH (Implementing Food Referrals for Equity and Sustained Health) to help families with children who experience food insecurity. Food insecurity means not having reliable access to enough affordable, nutritious food, and it can lead to health problems like obesity and diabetes in children. The I-FRESH program will screen families for food insecurity, discuss their needs, and connect them with resources. This study aims to see how practical and acceptable the I-FRESH program is to implement in clinics over 12 months. You may be able to join if your child is between 5 and 18 years old, attends certain clinics at RCHSD, and your family experiences food insecurity and receives Medicaid or SNAP benefits. The study plans to enroll 600 participants, but its current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study that will test the I-FRESH program in 600 families. It uses a Roll-Out Implementation Optimization (ROIO) design, meaning the program will be introduced to different clinics over time.
- What's involved
- The study involves screening for food insecurity, discussions with social workers or care navigators, referrals to support programs, and follow-up assessments to check how well the program is working.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for 12 months to assess the program's feasibility, acceptability, and how well it is implemented.
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Implementing Food Referrals for Equity and Sustained Health
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
2 sites across 1 statesWho to contact
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Inclusion
What this trial measures
- Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM)12 months
4-item measure that assesses feasibility of implementing the program in that setting; score range (4-20) with higher scores referring to greater feasibility
- Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM)12 months
4-item measure assessing the acceptability of the program by program staff and participants; score range (4-20) with higher scores referring to greater acceptability
- Implementation Fidelity12 months
Percent of families with food insecurity that were called, percent of families that were referred to a program or provided with resources, percent of families that received follow-up phone calls, percent of families that needed additional resources/referrals
- Adoption12 months
Percent of clinical settings approached that participate; characteristics of settings participating compared to non participating clinical settings
- Reach12 months
Percent of families attending clinic that completed the food insecurity screener, number of families experiencing food insecurity in that clinic, percent of families that wanted and did not want referrals to a nutrition support program