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Can free meals for the whole family boost health and fight loneliness?

NCT ID NCT06160973

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether providing medically tailored meals to an entire household, rather than just one person, and delivering them with a dedicated driver instead of a commercial shipper, can improve diet quality and reduce loneliness. 103 participants were enrolled. The goal was to figure out the best way to run future, larger meal programs.

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 successful, this could show that delivering meals to the whole household and using a dedicated driver improves diet quality and reduces loneliness, informing larger meal programs.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed trial focused on feasibility, not health outcomes. Results may not apply to other populations or settings, and the study does not test long-term effects.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

103 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2024

Finished

May 2025

Lead sponsor

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.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * No plans to move from the area for next 6 months * Free living to the extent that participant has control over dietary intake * Willing and able to provide written informed consent and participate in all study activities * Able to complete study activities in English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria: * Lack of safe, stable residence and ability to store meals * Lack of telephone * Known psychosis or major psychiatric illness that prevents participation with study activities

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As listed by the trial registrant

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Diet, healthy Loneliness

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States

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