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Trial reportPediatric obesity2024

Satisfaction with a meal kit delivery program and feasibility of a phase I trial in the intervening in food insecurity to reduce and mitigate (InFoRM) childhood obesity study.

Allison J Wu, Marissa Huggins, Hsin-Tao Grace Lin, Arlette Caballero-Gonzalez, Nisha Dalvie, Erica Di Battista, Elsie M Taveras, Lauren Fiechtner

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase I
In one paragraph

Trial report in Pediatric obesity, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Nutrition and Culinary Education in Food Is Medicine Interventions: A Scoping Review.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Allison J WuDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3162-5439
Marissa HugginsDepartment of Nutrition, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8230-7329
Hsin-Tao Grace LinHealth Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Arlette Caballero-GonzalezDivision of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Nisha DalviePediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Erica Di BattistaHealth Sciences, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Elsie M TaverasPediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Lauren FiechtnerPediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Boston Children's Hospital · USHarvard University · USBoston University · US

Funding

ROLE OF DIETARY CONSTITUENTS ON GENE EXPRESSION IN INTESTINAL EPITHELIUMP30DK040561 · NIDDK · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHRISTOPHER P DUGGAN · 1994 to 2026
$31.6M
New York Regional Center for Diabetes Translation Research - Translational Intervention Methodology CoreP30DK111022 · NIDDK · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI JEFFREY GONZALEZ · 2016 to 2026
$7.8M
Patient Oriented Research and Mentorship in Childhood Obesity DisparitiesK24HL159680 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI TAVERAS BENAVIDEZ, ELSIE MIREYA · 2021 to 2025
$510k
NHLBI NIH HHS K24 HL159680NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK040561NIDDK NIH HHS P30 DK111022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFood and nutrition security interventions have been demonstrated to optimize health, prevent and treat chronic diseases among adult populations. Despite the increasing prevalence and intersection of food insecurity and childhood obesity in the United States, there are few food and nutrition security interventions targeted to children and families.

objectivesThe primary purpose of this phase I randomized, crossover trial was to assess the safety, acceptability and satisfaction of a meal kit delivery program among children with obesity living in households with food insecurity. Secondarily, we assessed the feasibility of our study design, recruitment and retention to inform future larger scale trials.

methodsWe delivered 6 weeks of healthy meal kits, which included fresh pre-portioned ingredients and simple picture-based recipes (two recipes/week) in English or Spanish to prepare one-pot, under 30-min meals (after preparation ~ 10 servings/week).

resultsCaregivers received and prepared the meal kits and reported overall satisfaction with the meal kit delivery program.

conclusionA meal kit delivery intervention for children with obesity and food insecurity is acceptable and a phase I randomized, crossover trial is feasible.

Indexed as

Pediatric ObesityAdultChildCross-Over StudiesFeasibility StudiesFood InsecurityHumansMealsPersonal SatisfactionUnited Stateschildhood obesityclinical trialsfood insecuritynutrition

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PMID38439559
PMCPMC11006563
OpenAlexW4392464218

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