Pilot Study Exploring the Feasibility, Acceptability, and Impact of Medically Tailored Meals on Post-Discharge Recovery in Patients With Heart Failure

NCT07251894 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: 859165
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 85
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this interventional pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of medically tailored meals (MTM) on post-discharge recovery in patients with heart failure for Penn Medicine patients in Philadelphia and Lancaster through two pilots.

Conditions

Heart Failure

Keywords

Medically tailored meals; Food is medicine; Food as medicine; Heart failure; Diet quality; Readmissions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Feasibility of the MTM intervention

  The % of meals successfully delivered to the patient, where a 75% rate of successful delivery indicates feasibility.

  From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 4 weeks for Pilot 1

• Acceptability of the MTM intervention as measured by the Net Promoter Score

  Will evaluate the acceptability of the intervention among patients through the Net Promoter Score (scale of 0 to 10; 9-10 being promoters, 7-8 being passives, and 0-6 being detractors)

  At the end of the intervention at 4 weeks for Pilot 1.

Study Arms (1)

Medically Tailored Meals

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants can choose to receive a weekly delivery of 7, 14, or 21 medically tailored meals at no cost to them for 4 weeks.

Other: Medically Tailored Meals

Interventions

Medically Tailored Meals OTHER

Medically tailored meals to provide essential tailored nutrition for patients recovering from a heart failure hospitalization

Medically Tailored Meals

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age ≥ 18 years old
• Have a primary diagnosis of health failure based on ICD code I50\* with active hospitalization at time of enrollment
• Must be insured by Medicaid or Medicare or dual eligible
• Ability to read and speak English
• Ability to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Are on hospice care or reside in an acute or skilled nursing facility
• Are undergoing evaluation for advanced HF treatments including heart transplant or ventricular assist devices
• Are unable to complete data collection due to cognitive decline or disability (based on the electronic health record or referring provider assessment)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Pennsylvania: lead
• American Heart Association: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Penn Medicine

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Heart Failure

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Heart Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 17, 2025
• First Posted: November 26, 2025
• Study Start: January 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Last Updated: April 8, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Locations

US (1)