Healthy Options At Pantries prompts healthier online pantry choices

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

HOAP is a digital nudge intervention designed with pantry shoppers to encourage healthier online food selections. The study uses a hybrid effectiveness-implementation design and an interrupted time series to compare six months of pre- and during-implementation data across three large pantry partners. It also explores feasibility and acceptability of collecting diet quality and clinical data from a small subgroup, comparing in-person and remote data collection over 6 to 12 months. The primary outcome is the healthfulness of items ordered online, with qualitative assessments of factors that facilitate or hinder implementation. Eligibility includes adults 18+, English or Spanish speakers, smartphone access, and a history of online pantry use, with several exclusion criteria related to safety and mobility.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Eligibility Criteria:

* Adults age 18 years or older
* Speak English or Spanish
* Access to a smartphone
* Have ordered from the online food pantry at least half of the available times over the past 6 pantry eligible periods (for example, at least 3 times in the past 6 weeks for online food pantries that allow weekly ordering or at least 3 times in the past 6 months for online food pantries that allow monthly ordering), during the 6-month period prior to implementation of the HOAP program (i.e., months -6 to -1)
* Plan to continue ordering from the online food pantry for the next 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

* Weigh more than 300 pounds
* Have a pacemaker, defibrillator, or other cardiac implant
* Plan to move out of metro Chicago in the next 6 months

Where it's running

• Northwestern University
  Chicago, Illinois, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Jenny Jia, MD, MSc — Northwestern University
• Study coordinator: Emily Research Study Coordinator, MS
• Email: emily.romero@northwestern.edu
• Phone: 312-503-4917

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.