Meals on wheels for diabetes: new study tests food delivery to fight hunger and improve health
NCT ID NCT06329375
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 12, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a nutrition program that provides twice-daily meal delivery for up to 90 days after hospital discharge, plus diet education, can reduce food insecurity in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. About 160 hospitalized patients who screen positive for food insecurity will be randomly assigned to receive the program or standard care. The main goal is to see if food insecurity decreases at 60 days after discharge.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nutrition program with twice daily meal delivery up to 90 days post-discharge and food/diet education
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could reduce food insecurity and improve diabetes control in vulnerable patients after hospital discharge.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, single-center study (160 participants) testing a behavioral intervention, so results may not apply broadly. The program's success depends on adherence and long-term sustainability.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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About 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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.
- 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: * Diagnosis of Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus * Admitted to Stanford Healthcare inpatient unit * Residence in California at time of enrollment * Positive Screening for Food Insecurity * On a Healthcare Plan covered by Mom's Meals. Exclusion Criteria: * Plans to be discharged to a skilled nursing facility. * Patients who prefer a language for which a short-form consent is not available. * No Home Address * Pregnant Participants. * No access to refrigerator.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stanford Medicine
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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