Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Food as Medicine Study
Lead Sponsor:
Parkland Health and Hospital System
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Conditions:
Chronic Diseases in Children
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-15 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The Food as Medicine (FAME) intervention aims to improve dietary quality in lower income, primarily ethnic minority youth through food navigation that bridges clinical care and community food resource...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- between the ages of 8-15 years,
- BMI \> 85th percentile, and
- be seen at one of the selected Parkland COPC (Community Oriented Primary Care) clinics.
- Both the participant and caregiver must be fluent in English or Spanish (read, write, and speak) and be willing to participate in the study over a 12-month duration.
Exclusion
- has seen a dietitian within the last year,
- presence of an intellectual disability,
- diagnosed with autism with severe feeding difficulties,
- past medical history of severe feeding difficulties over the age of 2 years,
- has had bariatric surgery
- is taking a GLP-1
- diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
- is taking anti-psychotics
- has severe food allergies
- has a severe psychiatric disorder
- has a disease that would not allow the individual to change their diet, and
- any other reason the PIs deem someone ineligible.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2026
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 30 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
250 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07162350
Start Date
February 1 2026
End Date
June 30 2028
Last Update
January 9 2026
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Parkland Health & Hospital System
Dallas, Texas, United States, 75390