Heart Failure Food Intervention Trial: Impact of a Guideline-based Nutrition Digital Tool in Heart Failure Patient Clinical Outcomes

NCT ID: NCT06999369

Last Updated: 2025-05-31

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

180 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-02-25

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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Measuring the impact of a guideline-based nutrition digital tool in heart failure patients

Detailed Description

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The goal of this research clinical trial is to learn understand or learn whether a guideline-based nutrition application (app) called MedChefs can help heart failure patients adopt and sustain an evidence-based dietary patterns.

Conditions

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Heart Failure

Keywords

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heart failure nutrition app evidence-based nutrition recommendations guideline-based nutrition app app-based dietary intervention

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Control

Patients in the control arm will be asked to complete a baseline survey questionnaire and a final survey questionnaire 6 months after they enroll. During enrollment or (if not obtained at baseline) up to 1 month after, patients will be asked to provide their baseline BP and weight measurements. Study team members will contact patients at month 3 and 6 to ask how they are doing and get follow up BP and weight measurements.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Intervention: MedChefs

Once patients have been randomized to the MedChefs arm, they will be contacted by the research team and sent an email link to use the MedChefs app During enrollment or up to 1 month after, patients will be contacted to provide their baseline BP and weight measurements. Patients will be contacted at month 3 and 6 by the research team to see how they are doing, about their app use, get their BP and weight measurements and will be sent a final survey 6 months after they first log into MedChefs.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MedChef App

Intervention Type OTHER

Once patients have been randomized to the MedChefs arm, they will be contacted by the research team and sent an email link to use the MedChefs app. The research team will contact the patient based on their preferred contact method and will walk through how to use the app and share education on its use.

MedChefs plus Instacart Food Voucher

Once patients have been randomized to the MedChefs arm and voucher arm, they will be contacted by the research team and sent an email link to use the MedChefs app. Patients will also be given a $100 voucher to buy food recommended by the app. Vouchers will be provided once a month for the 6 months of the study. During enrollment or up to 1 month after, patients will be asked to provide their baseline BP and weight measurements. At month 3 and 6 the research team will contact the patients to see how they are doing and ask for patients follow up BP and weight measurements. Patients will also be asked to complete a final survey 6 months after they first log into MedChefs.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

MedChef App

Intervention Type OTHER

Once patients have been randomized to the MedChefs arm, they will be contacted by the research team and sent an email link to use the MedChefs app. The research team will contact the patient based on their preferred contact method and will walk through how to use the app and share education on its use.

MedChefs and Instacart food voucher

Intervention Type OTHER

Once patients have been randomized to the MedChefs arm and voucher arm, they will be contacted by the research team and sent an email link to use the MedChefs app. The research team will contact the patient based on their preferred contact method and will walk through how to use the app and share education on its use and use of Instacart food vouchers. Patients will also be given a $100 voucher to buy food recommended by the app. Vouchers will be provided once a month for the 6 months of the study

Interventions

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MedChef App

Once patients have been randomized to the MedChefs arm, they will be contacted by the research team and sent an email link to use the MedChefs app. The research team will contact the patient based on their preferred contact method and will walk through how to use the app and share education on its use.

Intervention Type OTHER

MedChefs and Instacart food voucher

Once patients have been randomized to the MedChefs arm and voucher arm, they will be contacted by the research team and sent an email link to use the MedChefs app. The research team will contact the patient based on their preferred contact method and will walk through how to use the app and share education on its use and use of Instacart food vouchers. Patients will also be given a $100 voucher to buy food recommended by the app. Vouchers will be provided once a month for the 6 months of the study

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Nutritional App nutrition app food voucher

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18-89 years old at time of enrollment
* Any type of Heart failure diagnosis (e.g., I50.x) between 1/1/2023-present
* Recent hospital admission (within a year)
* Race/ethnicity: All race/ethnic groups
* Location: patients have been treated in the Greater East Bay division and Greater Silicon Valley division areas.
* Patients with have at least 1 office/outpatient visit with a primary care physician or cardiologist visit before index date

Exclusion Criteria

* • Patients with certain patient history (cognitive disabilities) and end stage renal or metastatic cancer diagnosis

* Patients with active drug/substance use. Patients with heart failure who have active substance use are excluded from the study. HF patients with substance use require additional monitoring and follow up due to potential severe withdrawal symptoms, acute HF exacerbation and drug overdose or medication errors. Standard protocol includes additional monitor vital signs (e.g., blood pressure, heart rate) and HF symptoms (e.g., edema, dyspnea), and performing regular laboratory tests (e.g., renal function, electrolytes) which is beyond the clinical and logistical capabilities of this study.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

89 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sutter Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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2121 N. California Blvd., Suite 310

Walnut Creek, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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382101125-0525

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2024.112EXP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id