Can prescription groceries lower blood pressure? new study tests food as medicine

NCT ID NCT07011251

Completed Disease control Sponsor: Alison Gustafson Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study tested a 12-week food as medicine program for 159 adults with high blood pressure and food insecurity. Participants received either a $100 monthly grocery card or 5 medically tailored frozen meals per week. Researchers measured changes in blood pressure and diet to see if this approach helps improve health outcomes.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: Food as Medicine Program (grocery prescription or medically tailored meals)
What this could lead to: If successful, this approach could offer a practical way to help people with high blood pressure and food insecurity improve their diet and blood pressure.
What could go wrong: This is a small, completed study (159 participants) without a control group, so results may not be generalizable. Dietary changes and blood pressure improvements may be modest or not sustained.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hypertensive disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

FOOD INSECURITY HYPERTENSION

Contacts and locations

Locations

Appalachian Regional Healthcare

Floyd, Kentucky, 41601, United States

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