Pilot Study Exploring the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Impact of Medically Tailored Meals on Post-Discharge Recovery in Patients With Heart Failure

Part of paid clinical trials in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sponsor
University of Pennsylvania
Study ID
NCT07251894
Status
Enrolling By Invitation

Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Medically Tailored Meals — OTHER
    Medically tailored meals to provide essential tailored nutrition for patients recovering from a heart failure hospitalization

Study Details

The goal of this interventional pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of medically tailored meals (MTM) on post-discharge recovery in patients with heart failure for Penn Medicine patients in Philadelphia and Lancaster through two pilots.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 1, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Jun 30, 2026
Completion
Jun 30, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
85 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: Medically Tailored Meals
    Participants can choose to receive a weekly delivery of 7, 14, or 21 medically tailored meals at no cost to them for 4 weeks.

Primary Outcome Measure

Feasibility of the MTM intervention [ Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 4 weeks for Pilot 1 ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Penn MedicinePhiladelphiaPennsylvania19104-

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By condition
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By specialty
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By research site
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