Can free healthy meals and group support lower heart risks in black communities?
NCT ID NCT06460272
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether providing medically tailored meals, with or without weekly group support sessions, helps Black adults with high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, obesity, or metabolic syndrome improve their health. 75 participants received either meals alone, meals plus group support, or meals later. The study focused on whether people would join, stay, and be satisfied with the program.
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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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75 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Self-identification as Black or African American 2. Ability to speak and read English 3. Age ≥ 18 years old 4. Diagnosis of any of the following: a) Hypertension (\>130/80), and ever treated for hypertension; b) Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (HgbA1c ≥ 8%); c) Metabolic Syndrome; d) Obesity (BMI ≥ 30) 5. Access to a web-enabled device (phone, tablet, computer) 6. Received care at Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital or Main Campus within the past 6 months Exclusion Criteria: 1. Stage C and D heart failure 2. Advanced valvular heart disease 3. Advanced heart failure class D defined as heart failure symptoms impairing daily quality of life and/or resulting in recurrent hospitalizations (\>1) per previous 12 months 4. Insulin requiring type II diabetes mellitus 5. Type I diabetes mellitus 6. Advanced chronic kidney disease (≥ Stage 4) 7. BMI \> 45 kg/m2 8. Patients who are in another study or nutritional support program supplying meals 9. Patients who are receiving a medically prescribed diet with a specific nutritional profile 10. Receiving active cancer treatment, not including endocrine therapy 11. Inability to participate in the demands and requirements of the trial 12. Significant cognitive impairment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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