Who is eligible for clinical trial NCT06609473?

Participants must meet protocol criteria for Childhood Cancer. Confirm exact inclusion and exclusion requirements with the study coordinator.

Does clinical trial NCT06609473 provide travel or cost reimbursement?

Check with the site coordinator at the participating facility for travel and lodging stipend availability, and for which routine-care costs are covered.

🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-04-08

Proof-of-Concept Testing of the Cardiovascular Health Equity Through Food (CHEF) Intervention in Childhood Cancer Survivors (NCT06609473)

🟢 Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🧠 Behavioral & Psychological Program Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The goal of the Cardiovascular Health Equity Through Food (CHEF) program is to make it easier for participants and families to cook and eat healthy foods during and following childhood cancer treatment with the long-term goal of supporting heart health.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (7 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (3 items).

Location: Boston Children's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Child with any primary cancer diagnosis (non-relapsed, non-secondary malignancy) who has received cancer-directed therapy that includes chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy;
Child is within one of the following time windows:
Among those receiving chemotherapy, any time from start of last planned cycle of chemotherapy until 12 months from completion of chemotherapy;
Among those receiving radiation therapy alone or radiation and surgery, any time from completion of radiation until 12 months post completion;
Child has 1 or more cardiovascular risk factor (defined as any of: body mass index ≥ 85th percentile; systolic or diastolic blood pressure ≥90th percentile; dyslipidemia \[triglycerides ≥150 mg/dL, total cholesterol ≥200 mg/dL, LDL cholesterol ≥130 mg/dL, HDL cholesterol ≤40 mg/dL\]; impaired glucose metabolism \[fasting glucose ≥100 mg/dL, hemoglobin A1c ≥5.7%\]; anthracycline exposure ≥100 mg/m2; or any radiation exposure to chest, brain, thoracic spine, or total body);
Child is ≤18 years of age at time of enrollment, or over 18 years of age but under medical guardianship;
Parent/guardian screened positive for food insecurity.\* \*Assessed through validated 2-item food insecurity screen.

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

Exclusion Criteria:
Patient received only surgery, or watchful waiting/surveillance, for cancer- directed therapy;
Foreign national family receiving cancer care as an embassy-pay patient.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (2 Sites)

Boston Children's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute — Boston, Massachusetts

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗