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

NCT ID NCT07011251

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

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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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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

159 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2024

Finished

Jan 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 to 64 years

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: * Diagnosis of Hypertension in last 12 months * Experiencing food insecurity as indicated by 2-item Hunger Vital Sign * English or Spanish speaking * No plans to move from the area for at least 1 year * Willing and able to accept text messages * 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. Exclusion Criteria: * Participant in weight research intervention in last 12 months * Considering bariatric surgery in the next year or prior bariatric surgery * Lack of safe, stable residence and ability to store meals * Lack of telephone which can receive text messages * Pregnancy/breastfeeding or intended pregnancy in the next year * Known drug or alcohol misuse in the past 2 years

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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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