N/A
N=85
Food Pantry Client and Staff Preferences for Nutritious no Prep Ready-to-eat Meals
Diet, Healthy · Food Security
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05593510 ↗Enrolled (actual)
85
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Mar 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Hedonic Liking of Study Foods — 7.2; 7.2 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- No prep ready-to-eat meals (Behavioral); Ingredient bundles (e.g. meal kits) (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Primary completion
- Apr 2023
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Hedonic Liking of Study Foods |
7.2; 7.2 | — |
| PRIMARY Satisfaction of Study Foods |
15.74; 17.29 | — |
| SECONDARY Perceived Diet Quality |
3.10; 3.4 | — |
Summary
The specific aims of this pilot study are: Aim 1) To identify whether no prep ready to eat meals (intervention) or ingredient bundles (control) have higher client acceptability, liking, satisfaction, and perceived diet quality ratings. Aim 2) To identify whether no prep ready to eat meals (intervention) or ingredient bundles (control) have higher feasibility ratings with food pantry staff. Exploratory Aim) To identify whether no prep ready to meals (intervention) or ingredient bundles (control) lead to greater improvements in food security, perceived diet quality, and fruit and vegetable consumption.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- 18 years of age or older;
- ability to read, write, and speak English or Spanish;
- ability to provide informed consent;
- current or new pantry user at our community partner;
- willing to participate;
- no dietary restrictions, allergies, or sensitivities that would put the participant at-risk of harm from consuming study foods.
Exclusion Criteria
- Under 18 years of age;
- inability to read, write, and speak English or Spanish;
- unable to provide informed consent;
- not a pantry user at our community partner or uninterested in becoming a pantry user;
- not wanting to participate;
- dietary restrictions, allergies, or sensitivities that would put the participant at-risk of harm from consuming study foods.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05593510). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.