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Comparative Effectiveness of 7 Versus 21 Home-delivered Medically Tailored Meals to Improve Malnutrition Risk in Malnourished Patients With Heart Failure

NCT06142903 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2025-02-20

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Summary

This protocol is designed to compare the effectiveness of two dietary intervention doses for patients with heart failure (HF) and malnutrition risk or malnutrition at hospital discharge. This random order crossover design will provide evidence as to whether the provision of dinner meals alone versus all 3 daily meals to patients' homes is more effective at improving malnutrition risk score, and secondarily unplanned emergency department visits and readmissions.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

7 versus 21 medically tailored meals per week

Meals designed to support overall cardiovascular health will be provided to patients in their own home setting.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Charlene Compher · University of Pennsylvania

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-08-01
Primary Completion
2024-02-01
Completion
2024-02-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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