NOURISH Study: Food Support for Transplant and Cell Therapy Patients

This study, called NOURISH (Nutrition OUtReach In Systems of Healthcare), is for children and adults aged 8 to 80 who are planning to receive a stem cell transplant (allogeneic or autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation) or CAR-T cell therapy. It focuses on helping people who are experiencing food insecurity, meaning they worry about running out of food or not having enough money for groceries. Participants will receive bags of shelf-stable food twice a week in the clinic, along with recipes and educational materials. The study aims to see if providing this food support can improve nutrition, lower costs, and lead to better outcomes for patients undergoing these important medical treatments. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status and plans to enroll 210 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 210 participants. It is designed to see if providing food bags directly to patients in the clinic can help with nutrition and treatment outcomes.
What's involved
Participants will receive bags of shelf-stable food twice a week in clinic, along with recipes, handouts, and videos. The study will measure malnutrition through Day 100.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your nutrition will be measured through Day 100 after your transplant or cell therapy.

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NCT06802406

Nutrition OUtReach In Systems of Healthcare

Recruiting
NAAges 8–80InterventionalSupportive care
University of Kansas Medical Center
~210 participants
Updated 2026-04-20 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Food Bags

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 4 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Peri-Transplant and Cell Therapy Malnutrition
Measured over Through Day 100
ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION
Autologous Haemopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
CAR-T Cell Therapy
Food Insecurity

NCT06802406

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 4 sites. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Duke University

    Durham, North Carolinastudy coordinator listed

    Not yet recruiting

  • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New Yorkstudy coordinator listed

    Not yet recruiting

  • Stanford University

    Stanford, Californiastudy coordinator listed

    Not yet recruiting

  • University of Kansas Cancer Center

    Fairway, Kansasstudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

  • Anthony Sung, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · The University of Kansas Cancer Center

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Planning to receive transplant or cell therapy
Screen positive for food insecurity by answering "often true" or "sometimes true" to one of the following:
"Within the past 12 months, you worried that your food would run out before you got money to buy more,"
"Within the past 12 months, the food you bought just didn't last and you didn't have money to get more."
Age 8 - 80
Able to read/write English or Spanish (many patient-reported outcome measures lack validated translations in other languages)

Exclusion

Patients who do not tolerate oral nutrition at the time of study enrollment
  • Peri-Transplant and Cell Therapy MalnutritionThrough Day 100

    Assessed by Global Leader Initiative on Malnutrition and confirmed by a dietitian