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Nurturing Outreach for Understanding and Reducing Inpatient Security of Health

NOURISH: Nurturing Outreach for Understanding and Reducing Inpatient Security of Health

Who can join

All ages · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* caregiver and legal guardian of a pediatric patient hospitalized in the acute care units of Brenner Children's Hospital, who have screened positive for food insecurity during the hospitalization.
* lives in the same household as the pediatric patient hospitalized
* lives in Forsyth County, North Carolina
* has a freezer and oven in the household
* does not have family members with food allergies in the household
* willing to accept weekly meal deliveries at home address
* speaks English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

* subjects who do not have the capacity to give legally effective consent
* planning to leave Forsyth County, North Carolina within 6 months of enrollment date

About the study

Food insecurity is the lack of consistent access to the food needed for a healthy life. Food insecurity among families whose child has been hospitalized is a critical problem affecting a large, vulnerable population. The purpose of this study is to identity the most effective ways to help those families with food insecurity.

What is being tested

• Prepared Meals (other)
• Grocery Gift Cards (other)
• Standard of Care (other)

Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Participants: 30 · Started: Jul 7, 2025

Contact the study team

• Leila DeWitt, DO, MA · Phone: 336.713.3552
• Selina Quinones · Phone: 336.713.1502

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07010289

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.