Texts and calls may help heart patients get healthy food
NCT ID NCT06500962
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether offering extra support, like weekly phone calls or text messages, helps people in cardiac rehabilitation sign up for and use a Food is Medicine program. 84 adults from San Francisco were randomly assigned to receive navigation calls, texts, both, or neither. After 3 months, researchers compared how many food deliveries each group received.
What this could mean
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Active substance
Navigation phone calls and text messaging
What this could lead to
If it works, this could show simple ways to help people eat healthier after heart problems.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study that only looked at enrollment, not health outcomes. Results may not apply to other groups.
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States