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Grocery Gift Cards for Low-Income Families (GROCERY Trial)

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Research Sponsored by Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 30-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to see if providing food support to families in a Medicaid program can help reduce food insecurity and healthcare usage. Participants will fill out surveys while in the hospital, 2 weeks after discharge,

Who is the study for?

This trial is for low-income families with children who are part of a Medicaid Accountable Care Organization. It's designed to see if giving them monthly grocery gift cards can help reduce food insecurity and the need for healthcare services.

What is being tested?

The study tests whether providing monthly grocery gift cards to these families makes a difference in their well-being. Families will be randomly chosen to either receive this benefit or not, and they'll answer surveys about their situation over an 18-month period.

What are the potential side effects?

There are no medical side effects associated with receiving grocery gift cards. However, participants may experience changes in stress levels due to improved or unchanged food security status.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 30-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~30-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 30-days after discharge, 90-days after discharge, and quarterly after discharge up to 20 months for reporting.