Occupational Therapy and Registered Dietitian Services to Reduce Fall Risk Among Home Delivered Meal Clients

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Diet, Food and Nutrition, Accidental Falls, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes, Debility, Frailty, Functional Disability

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine which of the following four service models is most effective for reducing fall risk among home-delivered meal clients: (1) meals alone, (2) meals + registered dietitian services, (3) meals + occupational therapy services, (4) meals + registered dietitian + occupational therapy services.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06586970

Run by

Ohio State University

People needed

750

Starts

2024-08-20

Expected to finish

2027-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-13

Who can join

Age: 60 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Eligible to receive meals according to LifeCare Alliance's standard in-take criteria (Over the age of 60; unable to safely and independently leave the home; does not have access to a caregiver who can prepare meals)
• Has a working freezer to store between 7-14 frozen meals/week
• Has a working microwave or oven to reheat meals
• Lives within LifeCare Alliance's 5-county service area

You may not qualify if…

• Individuals already receiving home-delivered meals from LifeCare Alliance or other meal agency (within the past 40 days)
• Individuals residing in residential care or a skilled nursing facility
• Individuals whose dietary restrictions prohibit them from eating meals from LifeCare Alliance's frozen meal selection
• Individuals at home on hospice care
• Unable to independently answer LifeCare Alliance's in-take questions

Where it is running

• LifeCare Alliance — Columbus, Ohio, United States (enrolling)

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