YK Delta Food Box Study

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Food Insecurity

• Registration Number: NCT07220291
• Lead Sponsor: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to understand if monthly food support increases food security in food insecure households. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does monthly food support increase household food security?

* Does monthly food support reduce stress, increase dietary diversity, and improve self-reported wellness in recipients?

Researchers will compare households receiving monthly food support to households that do not receive study-related food support. Participants will complete questionnaires regarding food insecurity, stress, wellness, and dietary diversity at baseline and after 3 months.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-10
• Study First Submitted: 2025-10-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-10-21
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-10-21
• Study First Posted: 2025-10-23
• Last Update Posted: 2025-10-23
• Study Start: 2025-11-15
• Primary Completion: 2026-09
• Study Completion: 2026-09-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• Live in a Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta community served by the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation
• Self-reported need for food support.

Exclusion Criteria

• Existing food support through Neqkiuryaraq
• Under 18 years of age
• Planning to move outside of YK Delta within 4 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Food security	Assessed at baseline and after 3 months of food support or wait list condition	Household Hunger Scale, US Agency for International Development. Participant reported 30-day look back at household food security using 9 frequency-of-occurrence questions (rarely, sometimes, or often). Responses tabulated into household hunger score (little/no, moderate, severe hunger).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dietary diversity	At baseline and after 3 months of food support or wait list	Dietary Diversity Questionnaire developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization. 24-hour recall of foods consumed by the participant to inform yes/no responses to 17 categories of foods (e.g., vitamin A rich fruits, organ meats).
Perceived Stress	At baseline and following 3 months of food support or wait list	Perceived Stress Scale. Participant assessed frequency of occurrence of 10 stress-related items during previous month. Composite score yields 3 categories: low, moderate, and high perceived stress.
Yup'ik Wellness	At baseline and after 3 months of food support or wait list	Yup'ik Wellness Survey, a 24-item questionnaire spanning domains of physical health, positive social behaviors, traditional foods, spiritual practices, natural environment. Participant reports frequency of each activity (never/almost never, sometimes, often) and importance (not at all important, somewhat important, very important).