Delivering Food Resources & Kitchen Skills (FoRKS) to Adults With Food Insecurity and Hypertension
Key facts
- Where
- Indianapolis, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 35 and 75 years old?
Source: NCT05856591, who can take part
Where in United States
- Eskenazi HealthIndianapolis, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Indiana University
- Trial code
- NCT05856591
- Record updated
- 22 July 2026
- Original description
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the impact of a home-delivered foods and kitchen skills program on health and nutrition in adults with high blood pressure and food insecurity.Read full original descriptionShow less
Delivering Food Resources & Kitchen Skills (FoRKS) to Adults With Food Insecurity and Hypertension: An RCT
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the impact of a home-delivered foods and kitchen skills program on health and nutrition in adults with high blood pressure and food insecurity.
Researchers will compare Food Resources \& Kitchen Skills (FoRKS) and Enhanced Usual Care (EUC) to evaluate the effects on mean systolic blood pressure (SPB), HbA1c, food security and nutrition.
Participants will complete 24-hr blood pressure monitoring, standard blood pressure measurements, weight, finger stick for A1c point-of-care testing, and questionnaires.
Inclusion: Fluent in English; Marion County resident; 35-75 years; Systolic BP of ≥120 in prior 12 months; Ability to see and read street signs (self report); Stable housing with independent access to kitchen, including functional stove or hotplate, oven, refrigerator, and freezer (self report); Activity independence per functional activities questionnaire (FAQ; <3 responses of "Require Assistance" and 0 responses of "Dependent"); Food insecurity per first two items of USDA 18-item survey with ≥ 1 response of "Often true" or "Sometimes true" [1) Within the past 12 months, you worried that your food would run out before you got the money to buy more; 2) Within the past 12 months, the food you bought just didn't last and you didn't have money to get more.] OR currently listed as food insecure in Eskenazi EMR; OR currently receiving SNAP benefits; normal cognition per six-item screener (SIS; score of ≥ 5); Mean systolic BP of ≥120 from 3 standard BP measurements taken by research staff following standardized wait periods.
Exclusion: drug use/abuse (excluding marijuana) per EMR; diagnosis of dementia or Alzheimer disease or mild cognitive impairment; Parkinson disease; brain tumor/infection/surgery (within the last 10 years with residual symptoms and/or functional loss/deficit, such as impaired learning, memory, or communication); psychosis, schizophrenia, or bipolar disorder; ICD 10 code I11/hypertensive heart disease, ICD 10 code I12/hypertensive CKD, ICD 10 code I13/hypertensive heart disease and CKD, ICD 10 code I15, or ICD 10 code I16; low communicative ability, functional status, or other disorders (examiner rated) that would interfere with interventions and assessments; lives in nursing home; alcohol consumption ≥ 8 drinks per week for women, or ≥15 drinks per week for men; moving out of area during study timeline; scheduling conflicts with intervention schedule; unwilling to use a touchscreen; unwilling to be on video conferencing; unable to provide informed consent.