MS CEAL: Fostering Community Solutions for Nutrition Security

This study, called "Fostering Community Solutions (FOCUS) Project," is looking at ways to improve nutrition in Mississippi. It's testing two approaches: one group will receive bi-weekly "Food Box + Nutrition Classes," which includes food boxes and lessons on healthy eating. Another group will receive "Food Box Only," getting just the food boxes without the classes. The main goal is to see if adding nutrition education helps people eat more fruits and vegetables. This study is for adults aged 18-75 who identify as Black/African American, Latinx, or Choctaw. It is currently unclear if the study is actively recruiting participants.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 400 adults across four sites. Participants will be divided into two groups to compare the effects of food boxes with and without nutrition classes.
What's involved
Participants will receive their assigned intervention for 6 months. There will be in-person follow-up visits at 9 months and 12 months after the study begins.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for dietary consumption from the start of the study until 6 months after their intervention ends.

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NCT07071064

Mississippi Community Engagement Alliance (MS CEAL): Fostering Community Solutions

Recruiting
NAAges 18–75InterventionalPrevention
University of Mississippi Medical Center
~400 participants
Updated 2025-07-17 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Food Box + Nutrition ClassesFood Box Only

At a glance

Recruiting sites
2 of 4 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Dietary Consumption
Measured over Baseline until 6-months following the completion of the intervention
Nutrition Security

NCT07071064

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.

  • Cade Chapel - Center for Family Life, Inc.

    Jackson, Mississippistudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • Choctaw Health Center

    Choctaw, Mississippistudy coordinator listed

    Not yet recruiting

  • Grace Episcopal Church

    Canton, Mississippistudy coordinator listed

    Not yet recruiting

  • Locust Grove MB Church

    Greenwood, Mississippistudy 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.

  • Caroline E Compretta · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Mississippi Medical Center

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Self-identify as Black/African American, Latinx, or Choctaw
Age between 18-75

Exclusion

Cognitive impairment
Pregnant or plans to become pregnant within 12 months
Currently enrolled in a food box delivery program or nutrition education program
Food allergies that will be exacerbated with food box distribution
  • Dietary ConsumptionBaseline until 6-months following the completion of the intervention

    Visually Enhanced Food Behavior Checklist and Community Engagement Alliance (CEAL) Common Survey Questions 13-17. The surveys will be analyzed using a "sum of boxes" approach. Each participant has a potential score of 0-20, with higher scores indicating better dietary habits.