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Cardiovascular Risk Reduction for Adults With Food Insecurity Using Structured Incentives
Cardiovascular Risk Reduction for Adults With Food Insecurity Using Structured Incentives (CVD-FIT)
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * self-report as African American/non-Hispanic Black * screen positive for food insecurity over the past 12-months using a food insecurity risk tool developed through completion of the research team's current NIH funded R01 (R01MD013826) * at risk for CVD defined as age ≥40 years and having a clinical diagnosis of diabetes, or hypertension, or hyperlipidemia, or being overweight/obese (defined as a BMI\>25), or being a current smoker * able to communicate in English. Exclusion Criteria: * Mental confusion on interview suggesting significant dementia * Participation in other cardiovascular disease clinical trials * Alcohol or drug abuse/dependency based on screening using CAGE questionnaire * Active psychosis or acute mental disorder based on self-report * Life expectancy \<12 months.
About the study
The overarching aim of this proposal is to test the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of CVD-FIT, a novel, multi-component intervention that includes three components: 1) monthly income supplementation; 2) weekly structured incentive for the purchase of healthy food options; and 3) evidence-based telephone delivered CVD risk reduction education and skills training in African Americans with food insecurity.
What is being tested
- CVD-FIT (behavioral)
- Enhanced Usual Care (behavioral)
Sponsor: State University of New York at Buffalo · Participants: 200 · Started: Jun 1, 2025
Contact the study team
- Rebekah J Walker, PhD · Phone: 716-829-5741
- Jocelyn Stooks, MPH · Phone: 716-829-2364
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06818669
Locations in the U.S.
| New York | University at Buffalo, Buffalo |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.