Meals on wheels for heart health: VA tests Low-Sodium diet to keep vets out of hospital
NCT ID NCT05996328
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 24, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether providing home-delivered low-sodium meals and short-term dietary counseling helps older veterans with heart failure recover better after a hospital stay. About 1,400 veterans aged 60 and older will be randomly assigned to receive either the meals plus counseling or standard dietary education alone. The main goal is to see if the intervention increases days alive and out of the hospital and improves quality of life.
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What this could mean
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Active substance
Home-delivered low-sodium meals and dietary counseling
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a simple, practical way to improve recovery and reduce hospital readmissions for older heart failure patients.
What could go wrong
This is a large trial but still early in testing a behavioral intervention. Results may not apply to all heart failure patients, and dietary changes can be hard to maintain long-term.
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