--- title: Vouchers for Improving Transplant Access to Lifestyle Nutrition - Kidney Transplant nct_id: NCT06953336 overall_status: COMPLETED phase: NA sponsor: University of California, San Francisco study_type: INTERVENTIONAL primary_condition: Food Insecurity countries: United States canonical_url: "https://parkinsonspathways.com/agent/trials/NCT06953336.md" clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06953336" ct_last_update_post_date: 2026-03-11 last_seen_at: "2026-05-12T06:33:35.084Z" source: ClinicalTrials.gov (mirrored, no enrichment) --- # Vouchers for Improving Transplant Access to Lifestyle Nutrition - Kidney Transplant **Official Title:** Improving Dietary Quality and Health Outcomes: A Fruit and Vegetable Voucher Program for Kidney Transplant Patients With Food Insecurity. **NCT ID:** [NCT06953336](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06953336) ## Key Facts - **Status:** COMPLETED - **Phase:** NA - **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL - **Target Enrollment:** 19 - **Lead Sponsor:** University of California, San Francisco - **Collaborators:** Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute - **Conditions:** Food Insecurity, Kidney Transplant - **Start Date:** 2025-05-30 - **Completion Date:** 2026-01-20 - **CT.gov Last Update:** 2026-03-11 ## Brief Summary This study evaluates the effect of a six-month fruit and vegetable voucher program on satisfaction, dietary quality, and health outcomes among pediatric and young adult kidney transplant recipients experiencing food insecurity. ## Detailed Description This is a single-arm, prospective interventional study enrolling 18 participants aged 6 to 25 years who have undergone kidney transplantation and screened positive for food insecurity within the past six months. Participants will receive monthly fruit and vegetable vouchers for six months, distributed via Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards. The EBT cards, managed by an external partner, will be automatically reloaded monthly and be redeemable at participating retailers. Data collection will include participant-reported satisfaction surveys post-intervention, food security and dietary quality assessments at baseline and study end, biophysical outcomes (BMI, blood pressure) from routine clinical care, laboratory markers related to kidney and nutritional health (serum potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, albumin, bicarbonate, fasting glucose or HbA1c, and creatinine/GFR), tacrolimus variability to serve as a proxy for medication adherence. No extra clinical visits or lab draws beyond standard care are required. The findings aim to inform future strategies to address food insecurity in transplant populations. ## Eligibility - **Minimum age:** 2 Years - **Maximum age:** 25 Years - **Sex:** ALL - **Healthy Volunteers:** No ``` Inclusion Criteria: * Age: Children and young adults aged 2 to 25 years who have received a kidney transplant. * Food Insecurity: Patients who have screened positive for food insecurity (FI) within the past six months, based on the Hunger Vital Sign * Patients who are currently receiving care at the transplant center and whose caregivers (if the patient is less than 18 years of age) are willing to participate in the intervention. * Caregivers of non-adult patients Exclusion Criteria: * Patient being on a diet consisting of only total parenteral nutrition or tube feeds. ``` ## Arms - **Food Voucher Intervention Arm** (EXPERIMENTAL) — Participants in this arm will receive monthly food vouchers in the form of an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, which will be mailed to their home and refilled each month for a total of 6 months. The EBT cards are provided and managed by an external community-based organization in partnership with the research team. The voucher amount is intended to supplement household food purchases and reduce food insecurity. The intervention targets pediatric and young adult kidney transplant recipients who have screened positive for food insecurity within the past 6 months. The participants will use the vouchers, and both pre- and post-intervention surveys will be administered to assess food security status and dietary quality. This supportive care intervention is designed to enhance nutritional support and promote stability during the post-transplant period. ## Interventions - **Fruit and Vegetable Voucher Support Program** (OTHER) — Participants will receive a monthly food voucher in the form of an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card, mailed to their home and refilled each month for 6 months. The EBT cards are provided and managed by an external community-based organization in partnership with the research team. The intervention is designed to supplement household food purchases, reduce food insecurity, and support nutritional well-being among pediatric and young adult kidney transplant recipients who have recently screened positive for food insecurity. Pre- and post-intervention surveys will be used to assess food security status and dietary quality. ## Primary Outcomes - **Participant Satisfaction Difference** _(time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months)_ — Participant satisfaction with the food voucher program assessed through a survey administered by the end of the 6-month intervention period. This survey will evaluate participants' overall satisfaction with the EBT card, including the perceived impact on food security, ease of use, and the perceived value of the program. ## Secondary Outcomes - **Number of participants who screen positively for food insecurity** _(time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months)_ - **Dietary Quality Difference** _(time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months)_ - **Number of participants who screen positively for nutrition insecurity** _(time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months)_ - **Body mass index (BMI) Difference** _(time frame: At baseline and 6 months.)_ - **Blood pressure difference** _(time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months)_ ## Locations (1) - UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, California, United States ## Recent Field Changes (last 30 days) - `status.overallStatus` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `status.primaryCompletionDate` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `status.completionDate` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `status.lastUpdatePostDate` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `design.phases` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `design.enrollmentCount` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.criteria` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.minAge` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.maxAge` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.sex` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `outcomes.primary` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `outcomes.secondary` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `armsInterventions.arms` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `armsInterventions.interventions` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `sponsor.lead` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `sponsor.collaborators` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `results.hasResults` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `locations.ucsf benioff children's hospital|san francisco|california|united states` — added _(2026-05-12)_ --- *Canonical: https://parkinsonspathways.com/agent/trials/NCT06953336.md* *Source data (authoritative): https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06953336* *This page is a raw mirror with no AI summary, no editorial enrichment, and no Parkinson's-specific filtering.*