Tailored meals delivered to heart Patients' doors in new pilot study

NCT ID NCT07251894

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This pilot study is testing whether providing medically tailored meals to heart failure patients after they leave the hospital is practical and helpful. Researchers will enroll 85 adults who are on Medicaid or Medicare and recovering from a heart failure hospitalization. The meals are designed to meet their nutritional needs, and the study will measure how many meals are successfully delivered and how patients rate the service.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: medically tailored meals
What this could lead to: If this works, it could show that providing tailored meals after a heart failure hospital stay helps patients recover better and reduces the chance of being readmitted.
What could go wrong: This is a small pilot study with only 85 people, so results may not apply to everyone. It is testing feasibility, not yet proven to improve health outcomes.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

heart failure

As listed by the trial registrant

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

HEART FAILURE

Contacts and locations

Locations

Penn Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

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