Clinical Trial: Neqpiaput Iinruugut (Our Food Is Medicine): A Tribally Driven Food Sovereignty Intervention to Reduce Heart Disease Risk in Alaska Native Adults

U.S., Oct. 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07897838) titled 'Neqpiaput Iinruugut (Our Food Is Medicine): A Tribally Driven Food Sovereignty Intervention to Reduce Heart Disease Risk in Alaska Native Adults' on Oct. 07.

Brief Summary: This study Neqpiaput Iinruugut ("Our Food is Medicine"), will test if a tribally designed Indigenous food sovereignty intervention can lower the risk of coronary heart disease in Alaska Native adults ages 18 to 65 years old. Designed by Yup'ik Elders, the 12-month intervention combines Calricaraq, an established Elder-designed behavioral health program rooted in ancestral wisdom, with hands-on activities focused on traditional foodways. About 150 adults in three ...