Providing food assistance to patients undergoing cancer treatment

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

This study aims to address food insecurity among patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, autologous stem cell transplant, and CAR-T cell therapy by providing food bags directly in the clinic. The intervention involves a partnership between cancer centers and food banks to deliver medically tailored food options to patients after their appointments, thereby reducing barriers to access. By focusing on patients who screen positive for food insecurity, the study seeks to improve nutrition, lower healthcare costs, and enhance treatment outcomes. The approach is designed to be discreet and convenient, minimizing stigma and additional trips for patients.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Planning to receive transplant or cell therapy
* Screen positive for food insecurity by answering "often true" or "sometimes true" to one of the following:

  * "Within the past 12 months, you worried that your food would run out before you got money to buy more,"
  * "Within the past 12 months, the food you bought just didn't last and you didn't have money to get more."
* Age 8 - 80
* Able to read/write English or Spanish (many patient-reported outcome measures lack validated translations in other languages)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who do not tolerate oral nutrition at the time of study enrollment

Where it's running

• University of Kansas Cancer Center
  Fairway, Kansas, United States Recruiting
• Stanford University
  Stanford, California, United States Not yet recruiting
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  New York, New York, United States Not yet recruiting
• Duke University
  Durham, North Carolina, United States Not yet recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Anthony Sung, MD — The University of Kansas Cancer Center
• Study coordinator: Anthony Sung, MD
• Email: asung2@kumc.edu
• Phone: 913-588-1227

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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.