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Food Insecurity clinical trials and research

• 25Clinical trials
• 65NIH research projects
• 8Countries

Newest Food Insecurity clinical trials

All recruiting trials (25)

• Testing different stipend schedules and a mobile program to help adults with binge eating and food insecurity

  This study tests whether varying ways of paying participants and access to a mobile tool can help adults who binge eat and have limited food security.

  Recruiting Northwestern University · Chicago, Illinois · NCT07845461

• Medically tailored groceries to help depression in people with food insecurity

  This trial tests whether giving medically tailored groceries for six months can reduce depressive symptoms in adults who have depression and struggle with access to food.

  Recruiting at 2 sites University of Massachusetts, Worcester · Worcester, Massachusetts and 2 other locations · NCT07779707

• Pediatric Food Is Medicine for Families with Food Insecurity

  This study tests different ways to help families with young children use food prescription programs to eat more fruits and vegetables and improve health among kids on Medicaid.

  Recruiting State University of New York at Buffalo · Buffalo, New York · NCT07770490

• Healthy Options At Pantries prompts healthier online pantry choices

  A digital nudge called HOAP is tested in online food pantries to see if it helps shoppers pick healthier items.

  Recruiting Northwestern University · Chicago, Illinois · NCT07729436

• Revised Food Vouchers with Nutrition Education to Help Filipino Families

  This trial tests whether monthly food vouchers, with a focus on protein, fruits, and vegetables plus nutrition education, can improve food security and dietary quality for low-income households in the Philippines.

  Recruiting International Food Policy Research Institute · Washington D.C., District of Columbia · NCT07640594

• Improving health by expanding traditional Wabanaki foods in Maine

  This project tests whether upscaling the Wabanaki Mobile Food Pantry helps adults in Wabanaki communities in Maine eat more traditional foods and improve nutrition-related health outcomes.

  Recruiting Wabanaki Public Health and Wellness · Bangor, Maine · NCT07561593

• Food for Health: a produce prescription program for rural Native American older adults

  This project will try giving produce vouchers to Native American adults 55 and older on the Flathead Reservation who have or are at risk for type 2 diabetes to see if it reduces food insecurity and improves diet and blood sugar.

  Recruiting University of Montana · Arlee, Montana · NCT07254689

• Monthly Food Box Program for food-insecure households in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta

  This study tests whether giving a monthly food box helps improve food security for households in need in rural Alaska.

  Recruiting Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium · Bethel, Alaska · NCT07220291

• Household food insecurity and MASLD in children and adolescents

  This research will see if household food insecurity is linked to worse MASLD in children and adolescents who have elevated ALT and are overweight or obese.

  Recruiting University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, California · NCT07090083

• Client-choice produce pantry to improve food access in East Flatbush

  Try a weekly, no-cost client-choice produce pantry offering locally grown fruits and vegetables to adults with food insecurity in East Flatbush to see if it improves food access and diet quality.

  Recruiting NYU Langone Health · New York, New York · NCT07078253

• Optimizing Online Grocery Buying for Low-Income Families

  This project tests a set of supports to help eligible families use online SNAP purchases to buy more fruits, vegetables, and legumes.

  Recruiting New York University · New York, New York · NCT07071753

• Agricultural livelihood support for pregnant women to improve food security and birth outcomes

  This program will test whether giving pregnant women farming supplies, training, and access to model farms can reduce household food insecurity and improve birth and infant health for women with and without HIV.

  Recruiting University of California, San Francisco · Nairobi · NCT07043647

• Enjoying affordable, tasty meals together

  This pilot will test whether providing meal kits plus tailored nutrition education helps lower-income adults aged 40 and older with obesity and cardiometabolic risk improve food security, diet quality, stress, quality of life, and heart-related risk factors compared with general nutrition materials.

  Recruiting University of Massachusetts, Lowell · Lowell, Massachusetts · NCT07036757

• Meals and grocery support for families of hospitalized children

  This project tests whether giving prepared family meals or grocery gift cards to caregivers of hospitalized children who screen positive for food insecurity can reduce household food insecurity and improve post-discharge outcomes.

  Recruiting Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Winston-Salem, North Carolina · NCT07010289

• Shamba Maisha: a household farming program to improve sexual and reproductive health for adolescent girls and young women in Western Kenya

  This project will try a household-level agricultural program (Shamba Maisha) with adolescent girls and young women (ages 15–19) and their caregivers in Western Kenya to see if improving food security reduces HIV and other STI risk and improves reproductive and mental health.

  Recruiting University of California, San Francisco · Kisumu · NCT06953310

• Adaptive program to improve food access and maternal and child health during pregnancy

  This pilot will test whether giving food-insecure pregnant people different supports—like WIC referrals, produce prescriptions, or medically tailored meals—based on their needs helps improve food access and health.

  Recruiting Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Winston-Salem, North Carolina · NCT06942598

• Providing food assistance to patients undergoing cancer treatment

  This study is testing whether giving food bags to cancer patients who struggle with food insecurity can help improve their nutrition and treatment outcomes.

  Recruiting University of Kansas Medical Center · Stanford, California and 3 other locations · NCT06802406

• Food referrals to help families of children access healthy produce.

  This program will see if clinic screening plus social-worker referrals help families of children with nutrition-related conditions who receive Medicaid or SNAP access affordable healthy food.

  Recruiting Phase 2 University of California, San Diego · La Jolla, California and 1 other locations · NCT06661538

• Program to provide plant-based food prescriptions to address food insecurity

  This program is testing whether giving families in need plant-based food and nutrition education can help them eat healthier and reduce food insecurity.

  Recruiting University of Miami · Miami, Florida · NCT06614920

• Effects of Cool Roofs on Health and Indoor Environments

  This study is testing if special cool roofs that reflect sunlight can help people living in hot urban areas feel better and stay healthier by reducing heat exposure.

  Recruiting University of Auckland, New Zealand · Ouagadougou and 4 other locations · NCT06579950

• Program to reduce food insecurity for hospitalized diabetics

  This study tests whether providing better access to healthy meals and nutrition education can help hospitalized patients with diabetes feel better and improve their overall health.

  Recruiting Stanford University · Palo Alto, California · NCT06329375

• Understanding how food insecurity affects childhood obesity

  This study is testing if giving financial help to families can reduce obesity in infants at risk of food insecurity by comparing two different ways of providing that support.

  Recruiting Duke University · Durham, North Carolina · NCT06116422

• Providing food and cooking skills to adults facing food insecurity and high blood pressure

  This study is testing whether providing healthy food and cooking skills can help adults with high blood pressure and food insecurity improve their health and nutrition.

  Recruiting Indiana University · Indianapolis, Indiana · NCT05856591

• Helping families with food insecurity and caregiver mental health

  This study is trying to see if helping mothers with depression and families struggling to get enough food can improve their mental health and strengthen their relationships with their children.

  Recruiting Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, Texas · NCT05809115

• Understanding health trends in Puerto Rico

  This study is trying to understand health trends in Puerto Rico by looking at diet, mental health, and heart health in adults aged 30-75 over time.

  Recruiting Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) · San Juan · NCT03794531

NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 65)

Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.

• Connecting high-risk Veterans with food and nutrition support

  This project will try ways to help Veterans who struggle to get enough healthy food by linking VA clinics with community food programs and services.

  NIH research Providence VA Medical Center · Providence, United States · NIH-11530137

• Promesa: Urban gardens and peer nutrition to help people with HIV in the Dominican Republic

  A unified program uses urban gardening and peer nutrition counseling to help people living with HIV who are food insecure in the Dominican Republic improve their health and HIV outcomes.

  NIH research University of Massachusetts Amherst · Hadley, United States · NIH-11528487

• Addressing Food Insecurity in Underserved Communities

  A multi-site effort to reduce food insecurity and related health disparities in Black and other under-represented communities by introducing universal screening and community-driven, structural interventions in Florida FQHCs.

  NIH research Health Choice Network, INC. · Miami, United States · NIH-11514278

• Promesa: Urban gardens and peer nutrition support for people with HIV in the Dominican Republic

  This project offers urban gardening and peer-led nutrition support to people living with HIV who face food insecurity in the Dominican Republic to help keep their viral load undetectable and stay on treatment.

  NIH research University of Massachusetts Amherst · Hadley, United States · NIH-11478533

• Pay-what-you-can cafes and heart health in people with high blood pressure and food insecurity

  This project tests whether eating at pay-what-you-can cafes improves blood pressure and heart- disease related outcomes for hypertensive adults who face food insecurity.

  NIH research Texas A&m Agrilife Research · College Station, UNITED STATES · NIH-11448249

• Addressing Food Insecurity for Youth with Diabetes in Clinical Care

  A study tests a social work–led program to screen for social needs like food insecurity and connect families of children with type 1 diabetes to community resources through their health care clinic.

  NIH research University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, United States · NIH-11404046

• Produce Prescription Program to Help American Indian Older Adults with Diabetes Risk

  A community-based program will provide healthy foods to AI older adults to help reduce food insecurity and lower type 2 diabetes risk.

  NIH research University of Montana · Missoula, United States · NIH-11401066

• From Food Insecurity to Cardiovascular Risk: A Biobehavioral Look at Nutrition and Inflammation

  This project follows 450 Hispanic/Latino adults over time to see how food insecurity affects heart health through nutrition and inflammation.

  NIH research Rice University · Houston, United States · NIH-11379915

• Medically tailored groceries to support pregnancy health in clinic-community care

  Aimed at pregnant patients facing food insecurity, this project uses tailored grocery boxes and nurse-led coordination to improve health and birth outcomes.

  NIH research Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, United States · NIH-11379144

• FoRKS: Bringing healthy meals and kitchen skills to adults with food insecurity and high blood pressure

  A funded study will test whether tailored meals plus hands-on cooking support improve blood pressure and diabetes management in adults facing food insecurity.

  NIH research Indiana University Indianapolis · Indianapolis, United States · NIH-11378641

• Lowering heart disease risk for adults facing food insecurity with structured incentives

  This project offers structured incentives and support to help adults who lack steady access to food lower their heart disease risk factors.

  NIH research State University of New York at Buffalo · Amherst, United States · NIH-11375150

• Addressing Food Insecurity in Health Care to Promote Health Equity for Children

  A pilot program will test a workflow that links families with food insecurity to healthy nutrition supports for children through Medicaid/SNAP in California.

  NIH research University of California, San Diego · La Jolla, United States · NIH-11375068

• How food insecurity may trigger loss-of-control eating in college students

  This project explores whether not having enough food and worries about body shape or money lead to episodes of loss-of-control eating in undergraduate students.

  NIH research University of Nevada Las Vegas · Las Vegas, United States · NIH-11371398

• A community-health partnership to study how food support affects health

  A patient-focused study will look at how coordinated food insecurity interventions affect health in diverse groups, aiming to improve wellbeing and reduce health care use.

  NIH research Univ of Massachusetts Med Sch Worcester · Worcester, United States · NIH-11370020

• Binge eating as a link between food insecurity and obesity in teens

  A study in adolescents explores whether binge eating helps explain why food insecurity is linked to higher obesity risk, with the goal of guiding better prevention.

  NIH research Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences · East Lansing, United States · NIH-11361707

• Food prescriptions to help youth with type 1 diabetes eat well

  A pilot program will test giving healthy foods through a community partnership to families of kids with type 1 diabetes who don’t have reliable access to food.

  NIH research Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, United States · NIH-11359673

• QuitTrack: a navigator-led tobacco help for cancer patients facing food insecurity

  A small, patient-friendly program tests whether community navigators can help cancer patients who struggle with food insecurity quit smoking.

  NIH research Sloan-Kettering Inst Can Research · New York, United States · NIH-11358790

• Increasing use of SNAP fruit and vegetable incentives for families with food insecurity

  This project tests whether giving families in SNAP a free F&V voucher through pediatric clinics helps improve kids’ and parents’ diets and reduce food insecurity.

  NIH research University of South Carolina at Columbia · Columbia, United States · NIH-11332582

• Urban gardening and peer nutrition support for people with HIV facing food insecurity in the Dominican Republic

  This project offers community gardens and peer nutrition counseling to people living with HIV who lack reliable food in the Dominican Republic to help them stay on treatment and reach undetectable viral loads.

  NIH research University of Massachusetts Amherst · Hadley, United States · NIH-11307094

• How not having enough food at different ages may affect risk of Alzheimer's and related dementias

  This project looks at whether periods of not having enough food during childhood, adulthood, or older age change the chance of developing Alzheimer's disease and related dementias in later life.

  NIH research University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, United States · NIH-11297632

• Helping people with high blood pressure get food and stick to their medicines

  This project tries different ways to help people with high blood pressure who do not have enough food get meals and support so they can take their medicines and lower their blood pressure.

  NIH research Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Winston-Salem, United States · NIH-11295383

• Mobile grocery market to bring healthy food to low-income neighborhoods

  A grocery store on wheels will visit low-income neighborhoods to help adults, including people with type 2 diabetes, eat healthier, worry less about running out of food, and buy more nutritious items.

  NIH research University of Minnesota · Minneapolis, United States · NIH-11258989

• Healthy Groceries for Pregnant Patients to Improve Birth Outcomes

  This project offers healthy, personalized groceries to pregnant patients facing food insecurity to help them have healthier pregnancies and babies.

  NIH research Case Western Reserve University · Cleveland, United States · NIH-11190993

• Understanding Binge Eating Disorder in Older Hispanic Women

  This project looks at how chronic binge eating disorder affects the health of older Hispanic women who also face challenges with food security.

  NIH research University of Texas Hlth Science Center · San Antonio, United States · NIH-11190801

• Food FARMacia: Helping Children in Food-Insecure Homes Maintain a Healthy Weight

  This project is testing a mobile food pantry program called Food FARMacia to help young children in families facing food insecurity achieve and maintain a healthy weight.

  NIH research Stanford University · Stanford, United States · NIH-11186575

• Reducing food insecurity for African American adults with diabetes

  This study is looking at how not having enough food affects African American adults with Type 2 diabetes and is testing whether sending them food boxes or giving them food vouchers helps them manage their blood sugar better, or if using both together works best.

  NIH research State University of New York at Buffalo · Amherst, United States · NIH-11186463

• Understanding how community food programs improve family health

  This project looks at how community food programs, working with healthcare, can help families facing food insecurity feel better and stay healthier.

  NIH research Univ of Massachusetts Med Sch Worcester · Worcester, United States · NIH-11182467

• Exploring how food insecurity affects heart health in immigrant populations

  This study is looking at how not having enough food affects heart health in Latino immigrants, especially considering the stress they face from moving and settling in a new place, and it aims to find ways to improve their health by understanding these challenges better.

  NIH research Rice University · Houston, United States · NIH-11175775

• Understanding Binge Eating and Obesity in Adolescents Facing Food Insecurity

  This project aims to understand how binge eating might connect food insecurity with obesity in teenagers, helping us find better ways to support their health.

  NIH research Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences · East Lansing, United States · NIH-11175403

• Using food prescriptions to help youth with type 1 diabetes facing food insecurity

  This study is looking at how providing healthy food options and support can help kids aged 10-15 with type 1 diabetes who don’t always have enough to eat, aiming to improve their eating habits and overall health.

  NIH research Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, United States · NIH-11167142

• Understanding how binge eating relates to obesity in food-insecure adolescents

  This study is looking at how not having enough food can lead to obesity in teenagers, especially through binge eating, and it aims to find ways to help young people from low-income backgrounds eat healthier and maintain a healthy weight.

  NIH research Henry Ford Health + Michigan State University Health Sciences · East Lansing, United States · NIH-11141966

• Improving Food Access for Children's Health

  This program helps families with children who struggle to get enough healthy food by connecting them with nutrition support.

  NIH research University of California, San Diego · La Jolla, United States · NIH-11141175

• Reducing food insecurity and cardiometabolic problems in people with HIV using peer support and a mobile app

  This project will try a bilingual peer support program plus a mobile phone app to help people with HIV who struggle with food and lower their risk of diabetes and heart-related conditions.

  NIH research Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Winston-Salem, United States · NIH-11131145

• Understanding how stress affects diet and health in people facing food insecurity

  This project explores how stress, specifically the hormone cortisol, might worsen the health effects of food insecurity, such as obesity and diabetes.

  NIH research University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, United States · NIH-11131073

• Helping families buy fruits and vegetables through SNAP incentives

  This study is looking to help families with kids aged 2-10 who are struggling to get enough healthy food by offering them vouchers for free fruit and vegetable boxes, along with helpful information about eating better, to see if it can make a difference in their diets.

  NIH research University of South Carolina at Columbia · Columbia, United States · NIH-11126776

• How not having steady access to food may affect memory and dementia risk

  This project looks at whether not having steady access to enough food leads to worse thinking skills and higher dementia risk in adults, especially older people.

  NIH research Harvard University D/b/a Harvard School of Public Health · Boston, United States · NIH-11091551

• Food Resources & Kitchen Skills for Adults with Food Insecurity and High Blood Pressure

  This program helps adults who struggle to get enough healthy food and also have high blood pressure or type 2 diabetes by providing meals, cooking tools, and online cooking classes.

  NIH research Indiana University Indianapolis · Indianapolis, United States · NIH-11089477

• The impact of food insecurity and neighborhood environment on young children's weight changes.

  This study is looking at how not having enough food affects the growth and health of kids under 11, especially in different neighborhoods, and it wants to understand how parents' choices and access to healthy food impact what kids eat and how they grow, while also exploring how programs like WIC can help families get t

  NIH research Drexel University · Philadelphia, United States · NIH-11083597

• Improving household food access and blood sugar control for Latino adults with diabetes

  This program gives Latino adults with prediabetes or diabetes fiber-rich food deliveries plus remote culturally adapted lifestyle coaching to help reduce food insecurity and lower blood sugar.

  NIH research Stanford University · Stanford, United States · NIH-11082308

• Addressing food insecurity to help prevent childhood obesity

  This study looks at how not having enough healthy food can lead to weight problems in kids, and it aims to find ways to help families get better access to nutritious meals, especially in communities that need it most.

  NIH research Boston Children's Hospital · Boston, United States · NIH-11075379

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Quick answers

How many Food Insecurity clinical trials are recruiting right now?

25, as of November 12, 2026. We update this list each time we refresh our data from ClinicalTrials.gov.

Where are these trials running?

In 8 countries. The most sites are in United States (21 trials), Kenya (2 trials), Burkina Faso (1 trial), Fiji (1 trial), India (1 trial). Each study page lists its sites and which ones are recruiting.

What phases are they in?

Phase 2: 1. Trials with no phase listed are usually device, behavioural or observational studies.

How do I join one?

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