From Kitchen to Clinic: Medically Tailored Meals for Pediatric Cancer
This study, called "From Kitchen to Clinic," is looking at how a program providing special meals and coaching can help children with cancer and their families. It's testing a 12-week program where families receive weekly deliveries of 21 child-friendly Medically Tailored Meals (MTMs) and snacks for the patient, plus 7 meals for the family, along with weekly coaching sessions for caregivers. The goal is to see if this program is practical and helpful for children aged 5 to 21 who are currently receiving cancer treatment and are within 3-6 weeks of their diagnosis. We want to understand if families can easily participate, if they like the program, and if they stick with it. The study plans to enroll 120 participants, but its current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study, meaning participants will receive a specific program. It aims to enroll 120 participants.
- What's involved
- For 8 weeks, participants will receive weekly deliveries of meals and snacks, along with weekly caregiver coaching sessions. For weeks 9-12, meal support will taper for the patient, but family meal support and coaching will continue.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- The study will assess intervention acceptability at 12 weeks (end of intervention) and treatment adherence from weeks 1-12.
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From Kitchen to Clinic
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesWho to contact
This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov
What this trial measures
- Recruitment feasibilityUp to one year
Participants enrolled per month of recruitment
- Intervention Acceptability12 weeks (end of intervention)
Acceptability of the medically tailored meals and caregiver coaching program will be assessed using caregiver-focused questions developed by the investigators. Acceptability domains include overall program acceptability, acceptability of medically tailored meals, acceptability of caregiver coaching, and integration of the intervention into family routines. Responses are measured using a 5-point Likert scale, with higher scores indicating greater acceptability.
- Treatment adherenceWeeks 1 - 12 (intervention period)
Caregiver coaching adherence (dose received): Attendance rate Child and family meals consumed will be assessed using three complementary sources: 1. Weekly 3-item caregiver survey 2. Coaching call confirmation 3. Dietary recall cross-check The previous three sources will be used to calculate and confirm: % of provided child meals consumed ;% of family meals consumed A composite adherence score will be calculated: (0-100 index each week; averaged across weeks) Weekly Adherence Index = 0.50 × Child MTM uptake (%) * 0.20 × Family MTM uptake (%) * 0.30 × Coaching session completion (%)
- Retention feasibilityFrom enrollment until the end of treatment at 12 weeks
Percent of participants providing assessment data at 12 weeks (end of treatment)
- Assessment feasibilityFrom baseline to 12 months.
Proportion of retained participants who provide valid data for each assessment task