Comparing Traditional Country Foods with Cultural Workshops for anxiety depression
Official title: Integrating Inuit Knowledge Principles in Multi-Level Mental Health Clinical Trials
Interventions
Traditional Country Foods
Participants will receive weekly distributions of traditional foods, including caribou and fish. Guided conversations will explore changes in dietary habits, emotional well-being, and cultural connections
Cultural Workshops
Weekly workshops led by Elders will focus on traditional country food, food preparation, and sharing practices, enhancing cultural identity and community bonds. Participants will also engage in cultural camps where they will be led by Elders in land based teachings on country food.
Canadian Sites (2)
Aqqiumavvik Society
Arviat, Nunavut, Canada
Aqqiumavvik - Arviat Wellness Society
Arviat, Nunavut, Canada
Eligibility Criteria
See who this study is looking for11 criteria
The trial’s own eligibility text, word for word from the registry. Only the trial site can say who takes part.
Inclusion
- +18-65 years of age
- +Able to consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more → to study participation
- +Participating in community wellness programs facilitated by the Aqqiumavvik Wellness Centre within 6 months prior to screeningScreeningThe checks done before joining, to see whether a study fits.Read more →
- +Willing to consume country foods provided as part of the intervention
- +Willing to engage in individual and group activities, including guided conversations and cultural workshops
Exclusion
- −Known allergies or medical conditions that prevent the consumption of traditional country foods
- −Less than 18 years of age
- −Greater than 65 years of age
- −Unable to consentInformed consentThe process of being told what taking part involves, then choosing freely.Read more → to study participation
- −Mental health conditions requiring immediate clinical intervention
- −Physical or logistical barriers that prevent participation in weekly activities
In plain language
Assembled directly from this trial’s registry record. Every sentence traces to a field below — nothing here is generated or interpreted.
What this study is
This study is testing a way to prevent a condition from developing.
Early Phase 1Early Phase 1A very small, very early study of how the body handles a treatment.Read more → — the earliest human testing, in a very small group, to observe how the body handles it.
What is being given or done in this study: Traditional Country Foods, Cultural Workshops.
From the trial registry
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How the study is run
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
You, the study team, the people giving the treatment, and the people analysing the results would all be kept unaware of which group you are in until the study ends.
From the trial registry
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Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
There are 2 groups in this study.
From the trial registry
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Who the study is looking for
The study lists an age range of 18 years to 65 years.
The study is open to people of any sex.
The study accepts healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more → as well as people with the condition.
These are the criteria the study lists. Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part.
From the trial registry
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- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How big and how long
The study aims to enrol about 40 people.
The study is currently expected to finish around September 2026.
The main measurement is taken over: From enrolmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more → to the end of treatment at 12 weeks.
From the trial registry
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- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
What the study measures
Cultural Acceptability of the Intervention- Qualitative Interviews — measured over From enrolmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more → to the end of treatment at 12 weeks.
Cultural Acceptability of the Intervention- Participant Diaries — measured over From enrolment to the end of treatment at 12 weeks.
Participant satisfaction and perceived impact on mental health — measured over From enrolment to the end of treatment at weeks 4, 8, and 12.
Mental Health Impacts — measured over BaselineBaselineYour starting measurements, taken before treatment begins.Read more → (enrolment).
The study lists 7 further main measurements.
From the trial registry
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Source: NCT07014852 on ClinicalTrials.gov. The full registry text is further down this page — this summary never replaces it.
Not medical advice. What do these terms mean?
What is being tested — in plain terms
About Traditional Country FoodsOther
Participants will receive weekly distributions of traditional foods, including caribou and fish. Guided conversations will explore changes in dietary habits, emotional well-being, and cultural connections
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a other is here: An intervention the registry did not place in another category.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
About Cultural WorkshopsBehavioural
Weekly workshops led by Elders will focus on traditional country food, food preparation, and sharing practices, enhancing cultural identity and community bonds. Participants will also engage in cultural camps where they will be led by Elders in land based teachings on country food.
From the trial registry — its own words, unedited.
What a behavioural is here: A programme, therapy, education, or lifestyle approach being studied.
Read the full explanation → · in clinical review
Common questions
Answered from this trial’s registry record. Where the record doesn’t say, these answers say so rather than filling the gap.
Am I eligible for this trial?
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can decide whether someone can take part. Concord cannot make that determination, and neither can any tool that has not examined you.
What the study lists: an age range of 18 years to 65 years.
The full inclusionInclusion criteriaThe things you must have or be for a study to consider you.Read more → and exclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaThe things that would prevent someone from taking part.Read more → are published on this page, exactly as the study team wrote them.
The useful next step is to bring this trial to your doctor. Answering a few questions first gives them something concrete to review.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.eligibilityCriteria
Is there a placebo?
This study does not list a placeboPlaceboA dummy treatment with no active medicine, used for comparison.Read more → group.
From the trial registry
- armsInterventionsModule.armGroups[].type
Would I know which treatment I am getting?
You, the study team, the people giving the treatment, and the people analysing the results would all be kept unaware of which group you are in until the study ends.
Which group you would be placed in is decided by chance, like a coin flip — not by you and not by your doctor.
From the trial registry
- designModule.designInfo.maskingInfo.masking
- designModule.designInfo.allocation
Who can join?
The study lists an age range of 18 years to 65 years.
It is open to people of any sex.
It accepts healthy volunteersHealthy volunteerSomeone without the condition being studied who takes part anyway.Read more → as well as people with the condition.
Only the trial siteTrial siteA hospital or clinic where a study is actually run.Read more → can confirm whether a particular person can take part.
From the trial registry
- eligibilityModule.minimumAge
- eligibilityModule.maximumAge
- eligibilityModule.sex
- eligibilityModule.healthyVolunteers
How long would this take?
The study's main measurement is taken over: From enrolmentEnrolmentThe number of participants a study plans to include, or has included.Read more → to the end of treatment at 12 weeks.
The study as a whole is currently expected to finish around 2026-09-20.
How long any one person takes part can differ from the study length. The study team can tell you what the schedule looks like in practice.
From the trial registry
- outcomesModule.primaryOutcomes[].timeFrame
- statusModule.completionDateStruct.date
How many people are taking part?
The study aims to enrol about 40 people.
From the trial registry
- designModule.enrollmentInfo.count
Where is this happening?
This study lists one location: Arviat, Nunavut, Canada.
Sites can open and close during a study, so confirm with the team before travelling.
From the trial registry
- trial_locations
About This Trial
This study is looking at how eating more country foods affects mental health among Inuit men and women in Arviat, NU. The goal is to evaluate if eating more of these foods helps people feel less depressed or anxious, and whether being part of food-gathering and cultural activities also makes a difference. Whether the positive effects last over time, and if getting access to these foods later (instead of right away) still helps people feel better, will also be assessed.
Worth passing on?
Save it to the Care Package and send it to them, or to their doctor, in one message. Whether they follow it up is theirs to decide.
Review the Care PackageThis page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Clinical trial eligibility can only be determined by the trial site after proper screening. Trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the most current status. Always consult your healthcare provider before making decisions about clinical trial participation.