Enhanced SUPport for Initiation and paRticipation in a FOOD is Medicine Program (SUPeRFOOD)

February 3, 2026 updated by: Alexis Beatty, MD, University of California, San Francisco

SUPeRFOOD: Enhanced SUPport for Initiation and paRticipation in a FOOD is Medicine Program

The purpose of this research is to see if offering more navigation and text-message support will help increase participation and engagement in a Food is Medicine program. The study will recruit people currently participating in cardiac rehabilitation. People will be randomly assigned to 1 of 4 study groups: navigation, text-messaging, both, or neither. People will complete surveys at the start of the study and after 3 months. After 3 months, we will compare how many Food is Medicine meals or groceries people in each group received.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

84

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
        • University of California, San Francisco

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria

  1. Age 18 or older
  2. Participating in UCSF Cardiac Rehabilitation
  3. Able to communicate in English or Spanish
  4. Resident of San Francisco County

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Enrolled in hospice
  2. Unable to consent for self

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Placebo Comparator: Usual Care
Behavioral: Usual Care
Participants will receive a message sent to their electronic health record portal with instructions about how to sign up for a food is medicine program.
Experimental: Navigation + Usual Care
Behavioral: Usual Care
Participants will receive a message sent to their electronic health record portal with instructions about how to sign up for a food is medicine program.
Behavioral: Navigation
Participants will receive a weekly phone call from a navigator to promote enrollment in the food is medicine program and address any barriers to participation.
Experimental: Text Messaging + Usual Care
Behavioral: Usual Care
Participants will receive a message sent to their electronic health record portal with instructions about how to sign up for a food is medicine program.
Behavioral: Text Messaging
Participants will receive two text messages per week to promote healthy eating, enrolling in a food is medicine program, and continuing to participate in a food is medicine program.
Experimental: Navigation + Text Messaging + Usual Care
Behavioral: Usual Care
Participants will receive a message sent to their electronic health record portal with instructions about how to sign up for a food is medicine program.
Behavioral: Navigation
Participants will receive a weekly phone call from a navigator to promote enrollment in the food is medicine program and address any barriers to participation.
Behavioral: Text Messaging
Participants will receive two text messages per week to promote healthy eating, enrolling in a food is medicine program, and continuing to participate in a food is medicine program.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Participant reported satisfaction
Time Frame: 3 months
Scale of 1 [Quite dissatisfied] to 5 [Very satisfied]
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of food is medicine meal or grocery distributions received
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months
Proportion of participants initiating the food is medicine program
Time Frame: 3 months
Numerator = number of participants who received at least 1 meal or grocery distribution; Denominator = number of participants in study arm
3 months
Proportion of participants engaged in the food is medicine program
Time Frame: 3 months
Numerator = number of participants who received at least 8 meal or grocery distributions; Denominator = number of participants in study arm
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborators

American Heart Association
Project Open Hand

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

August 12, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 7, 2026

Study Completion (Actual)

January 7, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 8, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 8, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

July 15, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 5, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 3, 2026

Last Verified

February 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 24FIM1259456

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Plan Description

Dataset and supporting information will be shared on Dryad.

IPD Sharing Time Frame

After publication of primary study results

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ICF
  • ANALYTIC_CODE
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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