Status:

COMPLETED

Comparative Effectiveness of 7 Versus 21 Home-delivered Medically Tailored Meals to Improve Malnutrition Risk in Malnourished Patients With Heart Failure

Lead Sponsor:

University of Pennsylvania

Conditions:

Heart Failure

Malnutrition

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This protocol is designed to compare the effectiveness of two dietary intervention doses for patients with heart failure (HF) and malnutrition risk or malnutrition at hospital discharge. This random o...

Detailed Description

1.1 Background and Relevant Literature Heart failure (HF) is a common clinical syndrome occurring in 6.2 million adults in the US with a cost of $30.7 million in 2012 due to health care services, medi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18
  • Diagnosis of Heart Failure (NYHA Class 1-3/ ACC/AHA Stage C) and moderate or severe malnutrition or malnutrition risk
  • Residence within MANNA delivery area

Exclusion

  • \>90 years of age
  • Dementia/cognitive decline
  • Heart Failure stage 4 or D
  • Chronic kidney disease stage 5 or dialysis-dependent (GFR\<30 mL/min/1.72 m2)
  • Unstable COPD as COPD flare within prior 3 months
  • Active cancer therapy
  • Pregnancy
  • Living in a residential facility such as prison, long-term care, rehabilitation, other
  • Allergy to foods on the menus
  • Persistent hyperkalemia (\> 5 mEq/L) more than twice without excess potassium intake during hospital admission
  • Persistent hypotension (systolic BP\<100 mm Hg) during the hospital admission
  • Systolic BP\> 180 or diastolic BP \>100 mmHg
  • Active substance or alcohol abuse

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

February 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

46 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06142903

Start Date

August 1 2022

End Date

February 1 2024

Last Update

February 20 2025

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104