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Food-based Support for Hospitalized Children and Their Families
Food-based Randomized Trial for Enhancing Support of Hospitalized Children and Their Families
Who can join
Up to age 21 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * All families of patients less than 21 years of age with Medicaid insurance or uninsured will be eligible Exclusion Criteria: * Patients admitted for end-of-life care, patients who will be discharged to a location other than home, patients who live independently, and patients in county custody.
About the study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an intervention to provide food support to families who are part of government or self-pay insurances will provide benefits. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Determine the effect of implementing an in-hospital food support intervention for low-income parents on reutilization and family-centered outcomes. * Among families with baseline food insecurity, determine the effectiveness of a post-discharge food support intervention and as-needed social work referral on reutilization and family-centered outcomes.
Researchers will compare the in-hospital food support intervention and will be rolled out to sequential hospital units. In addition, the post-discharge food support intervention will be compared to standard discharge.
Some participants will:
* Receive in-hospital meal cards or standard care during hospitalization * Receive post-discharge food support intervention or standard discharge * Complete a 14-day post discharge follow-up survey
What is being tested
- In-hospital food support intervention (other)
- Post-discharge food support intervention (other)
Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati · Participants: 9,119 · Started: May 27, 2025
Contact the study team
- Kathy Auger · Phone: +15138033234
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06946355
Locations in the U.S.
| Ohio | Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.