Actively Recruiting
Enjoying Affordable and Tasty Food Together
Led by University of Massachusetts, Lowell · Updated on 2026-05-05
120
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
38 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this pilot study is to examine the feasibility of a novel meal kit and nutrition education intervention among adults aged 40 years and older, who are lower income, and to evaluate the preliminary impact of the meal kit and nutrition education intervention on food insecurity, dietary quality, mental health, quality of life and cardiovascular risk factors compared with general nutrition education materials in this population. The main questions are: What is the acceptability and satisfaction with the meal kits and nutrition education intervention? What are the participation rates in the nutrition education program and the evaluation of the intervention? What is the impact of the intervention on food insecurity, dietary quality and cooking and food preparation self-efficacy compared with general nutrition education materials? What is the impact of the intervention of psychosocial health, quality of life and cardiometabolic outcomes compared with general nutrition education materials?
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Enjoying Affordable and Tasty Food Together
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults aged 40 years and older
- Household income at or less than 200% of the federal poverty level
- Willing to provide informed consent and complete study visits and questionnaires
- Access to a refrigerator or similar for safely storing perishable food
- BMI greater than 30 kg/m2 and self-report of elevated blood pressure, hypertension, elevated glucose, prediabetes, or diabetes
- Reside in the Greater Lowell area or nearby regions for meal kit delivery and data collection
You will not qualify if you...
- Younger than 40 years old
- Do not have BMI over 30 kg/m2 or do not have elevated blood pressure, hypertension, elevated glucose, prediabetes, or diabetes
- Unable to provide informed consent
- Follow a medically restricted diet or have allergies to wheat, soy, or dairy
- Plan to move from the Greater Lowell area within 12 months
- Live outside the Greater Lowell area
- Lack a working refrigerator at home
- Have serious medical conditions requiring ongoing doctor care such as cancer, chronic kidney disease, or celiac disease
- Currently participating in studies on diabetes, cardiovascular disease, nutrition, or weight loss
- Currently taking weight loss medications like Ozempic or medications for diabetes, dyslipidemia, or hypertension
- Currently using a continuous glucose monitor
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States, 01851
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
S
Sabrina Noel, PhD
CONTACT
K
Kelsey Mangano, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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