Deliver-EE: Evaluating Effects of Meal Delivery

Running, not enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

This study will randomly assign 2,300 older adults on waiting lists at fourteen Meals on Wheels programs in Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Tennessee, Texas, North Carolina, South Carolina, and California into two groups who will receive: (a) daily delivery of meals, five days a week or (b) a shipment of 10 frozen meals, every two weeks. Researchers will examine participants' Medicare claims to understand if differences in healthcare utilization occur between the two groups within six months after they start receiving meals. Researchers will also ask participants questions prior to receiving meals, and again at three months, to understand how meals impact their ability to obtain food, their feelings of loneliness, and their overall quality of life. The primary study outcome will be the ratio of days spent in institutional settings (i.e., hospital, nursing home) in the six months after participants begin receiving meals. The secondary outcomes include the ratio of days spent in institutional settings in the three months after participants begin receiving meals, food insecurity, subjective isolation/loneliness, and health-related quality of life. The team will also examine differences in dietary intake between the two groups as an exploratory outcome.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05357261

Run by

Brown University

People needed

2300

Starts

2022-05-01

Expected to finish

2028-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-10

Who can join

Age: 66 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 66+
• On program waiting list
• Must reside in program's daily service area
• Must be able to eat a general diet with no dietary restrictions

You may not qualify if…

• Primary language is not English or Spanish
• Has end stage renal disease/requires specialized renal diet
• Unable to participate in a phone survey/interview (e.g., difficulty hearing, lack of comprehension of study purpose, does not have working phone)

Where it is running

• Meals on Wheels San Diego County — San Diego, California, United States
• Neighborly Care Network — Clearwater, Florida, United States
• Aging True — Jacksonville, Florida, United States
• Meals on Wheels Northeastern Illinois — Evanston, Illinois, United States
• Meals on Wheels of Central Maryland — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Meals On Wheels Durham — Durham, North Carolina, United States
• Senior Resources of Guilford — Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
• Meals On Wheels - Anderson — Anderson, South Carolina, United States
• Senior Resources Inc — Columbia, South Carolina, United States
• Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) — Memphis, Tennessee, United States
• Visiting Nurse Association of Texas — Dallas, Texas, United States
• Northwest Assistance Ministries — Houston, Texas, United States
• Amigos Del Valle, Inc — Mission, Texas, United States
• Meals on Wheels San Antonio — San Antonio, Texas, United States

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