Fresh produce prescription aims to cut hospital visits for heart failure patients

NCT ID NCT07101289

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: Duke University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether giving heart failure patients a debit card to buy fruits, vegetables, and legumes, along with optional health coaching, can reduce emergency visits, hospital stays, and deaths. About 900 adults with congestive heart failure who have had a recent hospital stay or ED visit and are at risk of food insecurity will participate. The goal is to see if better nutrition and support can improve health outcomes and lower healthcare costs.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: produce prescription (debit card for fruits, vegetables, legumes) and behavioral coaching
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that providing fresh produce and coaching helps heart failure patients stay healthier and avoid hospital visits.
What could go wrong: This is a pragmatic trial testing a food program, not a new drug. Results may vary based on patient adherence and may not apply to all heart failure patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

congestive heart failure

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE CHRONIC

Contacts and locations

Locations

Duke Health
RECRUITING

Durham, North Carolina, 27701, United States

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