Pilot Study of Capacity-oriented Intervention to Promote Food Security and Diet Quality Among Hispanics/Latinos

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Self Efficacy; Nutrition, Healthy
• Interventions: Behavioral: Multi-level behavior-change intervention to strengthen food- and diet-related capital to promote food security and diet quality among low-income Hispanic/Latino adults

• Registration Number: NCT05623202
• Lead Sponsor: San Diego State University

Brief Summary

Despite a large proportion exhibiting cardiovascular disease risk factors and experiencing food insecurity, U.S. Hispanics/Latinos demonstrate low cardiovascular mortality, which may indicate existing capital (e.g., assets) protecting health and diet. The goal of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and short-term efficacy of a pilot intervention aimed at improving diet quality through strengthening food- and diet-related capital and food security among low-income, Hispanic/Latino adults in San Diego, California. The pilot intervention will be integrated into an existing local health or nutrition program serving low-income Hispanic/Latino adults. Participants will be asked to:

* Complete questionnaires before and after the intervention

* Engage in nutrition education activities

* Engage in food access-related activities

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-14
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-21
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-19
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-21
• Study Start: 2025-09
• Primary Completion: 2025-12
• Study Completion: 2025-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Self-identified Hispanic/Latino
• Living full-time in San Diego County with no plan to move in next 3 months
• At or below 200% of Federal Poverty Line

Exclusion Criteria

• Not Hispanic/Latino
• Living outside San Diego County
• Living only part-time in San Diego County
• Planning to move out of San Diego County in next 3 months
• >200% of Federal Poverty Line

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Capacity-oriented behavior-change intervention	Multi-level behavior-change intervention to strengthen food- and diet-related capital to promote food security and diet quality among low-income Hispanic/Latino adults	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Diet quality	3 months	Food Behavior Checklist for Spanish-speaking participants

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Household food security status	6 weeks, 3 months	U.S. Department of Agriculture 18-item Household Food Security Survey Module
Food resource management knowledge	6 weeks, 3 months	Knowledge of available local food resources (checklist)
Self-efficacy for food security	6 weeks, 3 months	Self-efficacy for food security scale (Martin et al, 2016)
Social capital	6 weeks, 3 months	Family cohesion scale
Food resource management skills	6 weeks, 3 months	Use/access of available local food resources (checklist)
Material capital	6 weeks, 3 months	Perceived neighborhood food availability and affordability scale
Cultural capital	6 weeks, 3 months	Simpatia scale
Human capital	6 weeks, 3 months	Life Orientation Test (optimism subscale)