NCT05880004 Developing a Support Application for Food Pantries (SAFPAS) to Improve Client Access to Healthy Foods & Enhance Emergency Preparedness
| NCT ID | NCT05880004 |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | — |
| Sponsor | Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health |
| Condition | Improving Healthy Food Access in Food Insecurity Populations in Normal and Emergency Situations |
| Study Type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Enrollment | 537 participants |
| Start Date | 2023-06-14 |
| Primary Completion | 2026-11-30 |
Eligibility & Interventions
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What to Expect as a Participant
You will actively receive the study intervention — which may be a drug, biologic, device, or procedure.
This trial targets 537 participants in total. It began in 2023-06-14 with a primary completion date of 2026-11-30.
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Brief Summary
Food pantries face many challenges, including recruitment and training of staff/volunteers, communications with staff/volunteers and clients, providing client choice, and emergency preparedness. The investigators will develop, implement, and evaluate the Support Application for Food Pantries (SAFPAS), a mobile application to address these concerns under normal and emergency operations, and assess its impact on 20 Baltimore food pantries, and on the healthiness of foods received by 360 food pantry clients using a randomized controlled trial design. If successful, the tested and refined app will support local food assistance programs throughout the United States.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Regular client of the food pantry (visit food pantry/order from one or more participating food pantries at least 1 time/month), for the past year, identified by food pantry personnel Adult (18 years or older) * Willing and able to use a mobile app through a smart phone (or other device) for making electronic Choice (echoice) selections and engaging in other communications Exclusion Criteria: * Anticipate moving out of Baltimore in the next 12 months (for pilot study) * Pregnant (due to changes in diet, weight and body composition) * Medically or behaviorally at risk as indicated by the food pantry * No access to a smart phone or other web-enabled device and Wi-Fi
Contact & Investigator
Joel Gittlesohn, PhD
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can join the NCT05880004 clinical trial?
This trial is open to participants of all sexes, aged 18 Years or older, studying Improving Healthy Food Access in Food Insecurity Populations in Normal and Emergency Situations. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria are listed in the Eligibility Criteria section. Always confirm your eligibility with the research team before applying.
Is NCT05880004 currently recruiting?
Yes, NCT05880004 is actively recruiting participants. Contact the research team at cshiple9@jhu.edu for enrollment information.
Where is the NCT05880004 trial being conducted?
This trial is being conducted at Baltimore, United States.
Who is sponsoring the NCT05880004 clinical trial?
NCT05880004 is sponsored by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The principal investigator is Joel Gittlesohn, PhD at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The trial plans to enroll 537 participants.