Meals MATTER: A Trial of Medically Tailored Meals 2 Weeks vs. 4 Weeks Post Hospital Discharge

Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if medically tailored meals provided for either 2 weeks or 4 weeks (1 meal per day) to a Kaiser Permanente Colorado (KPCO) member after hospital discharge will improve their health. Medically tailored meals (MTM) are meals that are approved by a dietitian and shown to help people with certain health conditions.

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Key things to know

Main goalOther

This describes the study’s primary purpose.

What is being studiedMedically Tailored Meals

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Who it may be forHeart Failure · Copd

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Checked against the public recordLast updated Feb 17, 2022 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov

Is enrollment open?Completed

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What kind of study?Not applicable

Interventional

Where is it offered?2 U.S. locations

Locations may change over time.

Who runs it?Kaiser Permanente

Study sponsor

Study overview

What this study is about

Purpose: Other
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Not applicable
Sponsor: Kaiser Permanente
Interventions being studied: Other: Medically Tailored Meals

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Public criteria

Who may be able to participate

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Requirements people may need to meetInclusion criteria

Age 18 or older, with no upper age limit
Hospitalized at Saint Joseph Hospital or Good Samaritan Medical Center with the anticipation that they will be discharged home
Member of a KP health plan
Have one or more of the following conditions:
Heart failure
Cancer
End-stage renal disease (ESRD)/chronic renal disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Diabetes Mellitus
Chronic liver disease/cirrhosis

Reasons someone may not be able to joinExclusion criteria

Patient discharged to a nursing home, an assisted living facility, or another setting where meals are institutionally provided
Patient has a health condition which is incompatible with the diet choices offered by Project Angel Heart (PAH - food service vendor)
Patient refuses the type of meal best for their medical condition
Patient has dementia
Patient is pregnant or hospitalized peri-partum
Patient is an active participant in a PAH program or another meal program
Patient is unable to speak English or Spanish
PAH unable to deliver meals due to patient not being in PAH service area
Patient was discharged from the hospital within 24 hours of admission
Patient whose household member has enrolled in the Meals MATTER study
Patient discharged to hospice care

Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.

Study sites

U.S. locations

St Joseph's HospitalDenver, Colorado
Good Samaritan Medical CenterLafayette, Colorado

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