Study to Improve Healthy Eating for At-Risk Older Adults

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Biometrics

In brief

This application, funded by the American Association of Retired Persons(AARP) Foundation, is to implement the Healthy Eating for at Risk Older Adults (HERO) initiative. This initiative will address barriers of affordability, and reduced mobility by providing older adults with nutritious foods that are usually difficult to purchase due to high cost; delivering needed foods to individuals in their homes; tailoring food delivery frequency based on level of food insecurity; and offering basic nutrition education.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01846169

Run by

Boston Medical Center

People needed

101

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2013-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-08-25

Who can join

Age: 55 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 55 years old or older
• if member of Boston Medical Center's Elders Living at Home Program: Not currently homeless and expect to live at current residence or in the area for next 6 months
• if NOT member of Boston Medical Center's Elders Living at Home Program: Not currently homeless, live at public housing development, and plan to live there for at least next 6 months
• Able to understand, speak and read English

You may not qualify if…

• Follows a special diet that cannot be accommodated, as ascertained by clinical judgment of the nurse.

Where it is running

• Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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