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Enrollment in and Utilization of the Flex Nutrition Program

NCT05972421 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 255

Last updated 2023-08-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the impact of proactive outreach on enrollment into and utilization of the Flexible Services Nutrition Program. The Flexible Services Nutrition Program increases access to healthy foods for patients with Medicaid ACO insurance, food insecurity and nutritionally dependent chronic health conditions.

The main questions the study aims to answer are:

* Does proactive outreach to eligible patients increase enrollment into the Medicaid ACO FLEX Nutrition Program, compared to usual care?
* Does high intensity outreach (letter +phone calls) increase enrollment more than low intensity outreach (letter only)?

The investigators will also conduct exploratory analyses to evaluate if proactive outreach has an effect on healthcare utilization (ED visits, unplanned hospitalizations, and outpatient no-show rate) and health outcomes (BMI for patients with overweight/obesity, a1c for patients with impaired fasting glucose/Diabetes, Blood Pressure for patients with Hypertension).

Conditions

  • Food Insecurity
  • Vulnerable Populations
  • Nutrition, Healthy

Interventions

OTHER

High Intensity Proactive Outreach

phone calls + mailed letter to eligible patients to describe and offer enrollment into the FLEX Nutrition Program

OTHER

Low Intensity Proactive Outreach

mailed letter to eligible patients to describe and offer enrollment into the FLEX Nutrition Program

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Massachusetts General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sarah Matathia, MD MPH · MGH

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-08-01
Primary Completion
2024-04-01
Completion
2025-02-01

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Read the full study record

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