Cutting junk food may ease heart failure burden
NCT ID NCT07649148
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether people with heart failure can reduce their intake of ultra-processed foods (like packaged snacks, sugary drinks, and fast food) and whether doing so improves their health. Participants will track their meals using a smartphone app and receive coaching on how to eat fewer processed foods. Researchers will also test blood and urine samples to find biological markers that show how much ultra-processed food a person has eaten. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and leads to better heart health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dietary counseling to limit ultra-processed foods
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that reducing ultra-processed foods is a practical way to improve heart failure symptoms and guide future dietary recommendations.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to all heart failure patients. Dietary changes can be hard to maintain, and the app-based tracking may not be accurate for everyone.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2040
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adults with NYHA Class II-III Heart Failure willing and able to track their diet using a mobile app.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (≥18 years) with NYHA Class II-III HF * Able to use Cronometer to track dietary intake and able to prepare food at home independently (able to modify dietary intake) Exclusion Criteria: * History of heart transplant or LVAD implant * Unable or unwilling to follow dietary coaching for UPF reduction * eGFR \<30 ml/kg/1.73m2
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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