Recruiting

Food Assistance

Sponsor:

Virginia Commonwealth University

Code:

NCT07706192

Conditions

Treatment Adherence

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Food Assistance Program

Standard of Care

Study Details

Brief summary:

Prospective cohort and descriptive study aimed at identifying cancer patients experiencing food insecurity at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. The study will involve evaluating the impact of a food assistance intervention on treatment adherence and clinical outcomes among food-insecure patients on active treatment.

Conditions

Treatment Adherence

Study ID

NCT07706192

Start date

Jul 6, 2026

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Aug 31, 2035

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 31, 2035

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients (≥18 years old) with a current diagnosis of cancer
  • Patients attending outpatient services at the VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Patients who are willing to participate and provide informed consent
  • Responding "sometimes true" or "often true" to at least one of the two validate Hunger Vital Sign Screening questions

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who are unable to provide informed consent due to cognitive impairment or language barriers
  • Patients who are enrolled in other clinical trials that prohibit participation in additional research
  • Patients who do not consent to being included in the food insecurity registry
  • Patients with medical conditions other than cancer

Study Design

Enrollment

350 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Food Assistance Program

Six month food assistance program-shelf-stable food boxes

active comparator: Standard of Care

Usual-care referrals

Interventions

Food Assistance Program

Participants will be enrolled and provided with structured food assistance (e.g., shelf stable food boxes, produce vouchers) for six months

Standard of Care

Participants who receive usual-care referrals but not food packages.

Primary outcome measure

  • Evaluate the impact of a food assistance intervention on treatment adherence and clinical outcomes among food-insecure patients on active treatment. [ Time Frame: 6 months following enrollment ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Massey CTO CPC Team

804-628-6430MasseyCPC@vcu.edu

Locations

Virginia Commonwealth University

Recruiting

Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23286

Contacts

Massey CTO CPC Team

804-628-6430MasseyCPC@vcu.edu

Principal Investigator:

Susan Hong, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Virginia Commonwealth University

Last update posted

Jul 15, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • Treatment Adherence
  • Food Insecurity
  • Cancer Patients on Active Treatment

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Virginia Commonwealth University on 2026-07-15.