Free meals delivered to homes improve food security and mood in opioid recovery patients
NCT ID NCT06374303
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether delivering pre-made meals to the homes of people in treatment for opioid use disorder could help with food insecurity. Fifty adults were split into two groups: one got nutrition education and community resources, while the other also received weekly meal deliveries for 12 weeks. The meal delivery group saw significant improvements in food security, fewer depression symptoms, and better quality of life compared to the education-only group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- meal delivery and nutritional education
- What this could lead to
- If this approach works on a larger scale, it could offer a practical way to improve food security and mental health for people in opioid treatment programs.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small pilot study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is not a treatment for opioid use disorder itself.
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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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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * \>18 years old * receiving methadone or buprenorphine treatment for OUD * meet criteria for current FI as measured by the 18-item US Household Food Security Survey (FSS; Economic Research Service, USDA, 2012) Exclusion Criteria: * Significant psychiatric or medical illness * Pregnant or nursing
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont, 05401, United States
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