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Nourishing Tomorrow: Role of Medically Tailored Groceries in Addressing Food Insecurity During Pregnancy

Case Western Reserve University · with National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center · NCT06965530

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–55 · Women only
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
360
US sites recruiting
2
Study start
November 12, 2025
Record last updated
April 20, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

Medically tailored groceries (MTG), involving grocery items to be prepared at home, selected by a nutritional professional based on a treatment plan, is a growing approach adopted by healthcare systems to address food insecurity in their patient populations, a leading contribution to health disparities such as poor birth outcomes within pregnant populations. However, transportation and other social needs can often hinder patient uptake of clinic-based approaches. Findings from this study will help to better understand how home delivery of MTGs, with and without supplemental education and support to improve food literacy, behavioral and health outcomes.

Being studied: Clinic-Based Medically Tailored Groceries (CB-MTG); Home Delivered Medically Tailored Groceries (HD-MTG); Home Delivered Medically Tailored Groceries plus Education (HD-MTG_PLUS)

Conditions: Pregnancy Related; Prematurity; Birth Outcome, Adverse

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • 18 years of age and older
  • Pregnant patients >10 weeks and \<22 weeks gestation at randomization (must be consented by 18 weeks)
  • Eligible for Medicaid
  • Singleton pregnancy, confirmed by ultrasound
  • An established patient of the UH or Metro pregnancy clinic
  • English speaking
  • Lives in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Exclusion Criteria

  • Under 18 years old

Recruiting US locations

  • MetroHealth Medical Center

    Cleveland, OH 44106

    Site contact: Kelly Gibson, MD · 216-778-7076 · kgibson@metrohealth.org

  • University Hospitals Rainbow Ahuja Women and Children's Center

    Cleveland, OH 44106

    Site contact: Christopher Nau, MD · 216-844-1000 · Christopher.Nau@uhhospitals.org

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Samantha Bentley, MPH · 216-368-1024 · sxb1213@case.edu
  • Elaine A Borawski, PhD · 216-368-1024 · exb11@case.edu
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