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Bi-weekly frozen meal home delivery for Dementia

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Kali S Thomas, PhD
Research Sponsored by Brown University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6 months / 180 days
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing whether home-delivered meals improve outcomes for older adults with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6 months / 180 days
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6 months / 180 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Time to Nursing Home Placement

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Frozen, Drop-shipped MealsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
10 frozen meals that are mailed to participants every two weeks.
Group II: Daily MealsActive Control1 Intervention
A lunch-time meal delivered to participants' homes multiple times per week with wellness check and socialization.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Bi-weekly frozen meal home delivery
2021
N/A
~250

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Who is running the clinical trial?

National Institute on Aging (NIA)NIH
1,665 Previous Clinical Trials
28,004,836 Total Patients Enrolled
265 Trials studying Dementia
23,623,168 Patients Enrolled for Dementia
Brown UniversityLead Sponsor
456 Previous Clinical Trials
562,838 Total Patients Enrolled
19 Trials studying Dementia
208,076 Patients Enrolled for Dementia
Meals on Wheels AmericaUNKNOWN
1 Previous Clinical Trials
2,300 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Home-delivered Meals for Persons With Dementia: Which Model Delays Nursing Home Placement?
2021. "Home-delivered Meals for Persons With Dementia: Which Model Delays Nursing Home Placement?". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04850781.
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