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NCT Number: NCT07218328

Food is Medicine in Survivorship: Examining the Feasibility and Impact of a Scalable Food Delivery and Culinary Medicine Program (FoodiiS) Among Pediatric Cancer Survivors and Their Families

The goal of this research study is to learn if the FoodiiS-Kids intervention is useful to parents and guardians of pediatric cancer survivors.

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Key information

Conditions

Pediatric Cancer Neoplasms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

Location contact

Margaret Raber, DRPH

CONTACT

[email protected]

About this study

Primary Objective:

Assess the feasibility and acceptability of the FoodiiS intervention for parents of pediatric cancer survivors (recruitment, retention, satisfaction).

Secondary Objective:

Explore the preliminary efficacy of FoodiiS to improve diet quality and cooking behaviors among parents of pediatric cancer survivor.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Parents/guardians of school-aged (5-12 years) pediatric cancer survivors.
  • Have children that are within five years of having completed active treatment.
  • Self-report having internet access.
  • Self-report as being able to speak and read English.
  • Willing to complete study assessments.

Exclusion criteria

  • Parents of pediatric cancer survivors over 12 years of age.
  • Unwilling or unable to complete study assessments.
  • Self-report to not speak English.

Treatment and study plan

FoodiiS plus Culinary Essentials Food Delivery

Dietary Supplement

The FoodiiS intervention will include videos, recipes, and other online healthy eating content adapted from previously developed materials.

Culinary Essentials Food Delivery Only

Dietary Supplement

To support participants in effectively learning the healthy cooking strategies and mitigate access issues, investigators will provide participating families two home food deliveries of non-perishable culinary ingredients that are related to HCI practices including whole grain versions of common products (brown rice, whole wheat flour), healthier cooking oils (olive and canola), and a core selection of herbs and spices, among other goods.

Waitlist control

Dietary Supplement

The control group will receive no intervention until after T1. After the T1 data collection time point, the control group will receive all FoodiiS intervention materials.

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety and Adverse Events (AEs)

    Time frame: Through study completion; an average of 1 year

    Incidence of Adverse Events, Graded According to National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version (v) 5.0

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Margaret Raber, DRPH

CONTACT

[email protected]

713-792-9861

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2029
First posted
Oct 20, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 17, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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