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NCT Number: NCT04253743

Evaluation of Demonstrations to End Childhood Hunger - NV

The 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization provided funding to test innovative strategies to end childhood hunger and food insecurity. Demonstration projects were funded in Chickasaw Nation, Kentucky, Navajo Nation, Nevada, and Virginia. This study focuses on Nevada.

SNAP households were randomly assigned to receive either: (1) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child (<5 years) per month; (2) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child per month plus case management and nutrition education; or (3) only regular monthly SNAP benefit. The first two groups were the treatment arms and the third was the control group.

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Key information

Conditions

Food Insecurity Among Children

Age range

Up to 4 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Objectives: To (1) reduce food insecurity among children; (2) increase enrollment in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and other nutrition assistance programs; and (3) improve nutrition and healthy shopping habits through nutrition education.

Target Population: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households with children under age 5 and incomes below 75 percent of the Federal Poverty Level living in Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Intervention: SNAP households were randomly assigned to receive either: (1) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child (<5 years) per month; (2) $40 extra in SNAP benefits per eligible child per month plus case management and nutrition education; or (3) only regular monthly SNAP benefit. The first two groups were the treatment arms and the third was the control group.

The two treatment groups were ultimately combined because of the low uptake of case management and nutrition education.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households with children under age 5 and incomes below 75 percent of the Federal Poverty Level living in Clark County, Las Vegas, Nevada.

Treatment and study plan

Nevada Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Demonstration Benefits

Other

SNAP households with children under age 5 incomes below 75% of the federal poverty level living in Clark County, Nevada received $40 in extra SNAP benefits per eligible child, and access to case management and nutrition education.

Primary outcomes

  1. Food Insecurity among Children

    Time frame: 30 days

    Measured by the United States Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM).

    Affirming 2 or more out of the 8 child-level items in the HFSSM. Higher scores generally indicates worsening food insecurity.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Very Low Food Insecurity among Children

    Time frame: 30 days

    Measured by the United States Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM).

    Affirming 5 or more out of the 8 child-level items in the HFSSM. Higher scores generally indicates worsening food insecurity.

  2. Food Insecurity among Adults

    Time frame: 30 days

    Measured by the United States Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM).

    Affirming 3 or more out of the 10 adult-level items in the HFSSM. Higher scores generally indicates worsening food insecurity.

  3. Household Food Insecurity

    Time frame: 30 days

    Measured by the United States Department of Agriculture's Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM).

    Affirming 3 or more out of the 18 items in the HFSSM. Higher scores generally indicates worsening food insecurity.

  4. Food Expenditures

    Time frame: 30 days

    Total amount of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and out-of-pocket food purchases in dollars

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Fed

Collaborators

  • Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Demonstrations to End Childhood Hunger - Nevada

Acronym: EDECHNV

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Feb 5, 2020
Registry last updated
Feb 5, 2020

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