Study to Improve Healthy Eating for At-Risk Older Adults

August 21, 2014 updated by: Boston Medical Center

Healthy Eating for At-Risk Older Adults (HERO)

This application, funded by the American Association of Retired Persons(AARP) Foundation, is to implement the Healthy Eating for at Risk Older Adults (HERO) initiative. This initiative will address barriers of affordability, and reduced mobility by providing older adults with nutritious foods that are usually difficult to purchase due to high cost; delivering needed foods to individuals in their homes; tailoring food delivery frequency based on level of food insecurity; and offering basic nutrition education.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

101

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02118
        • Boston Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

55 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 55 years old or older
  • if member of Boston Medical Center's Elders Living at Home Program: Not currently homeless and expect to live at current residence or in the area for next 6 months
  • if NOT member of Boston Medical Center's Elders Living at Home Program: Not currently homeless, live at public housing development, and plan to live there for at least next 6 months
  • Able to understand, speak and read English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Follows a special diet that cannot be accommodated, as ascertained by clinical judgment of the nurse.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: food deliveries
After baseline screening, participants receive weekly or bi-weekly food deliveries and brief nutrition education.
Behavioral: Food deliveries
Frequency of food deliveries is based on level of food insecurity at baseline (i.e., more food insecurity receives more frequent food deliveries). Deliveries are tailored to the diet of the client (e.g., consist of soft foods if participant has trouble chewing; has more fruits and vegetables if that was a food category the participant at less of at baseline). The brief nutrition education is a review of basic nutrition concepts and healthy eating ideas.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
BMI
Time Frame: 6 months
Body mass index
6 months
body composition
Time Frame: 6 months
percent body fat
6 months
weight
Time Frame: 6 months
total body weight in pounds
6 months
blood pressure
Time Frame: 6 months
systolic and diastolic blood pressure
6 months
blood glucose
Time Frame: 6 months
measurement of blood glucose
6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
nutritional risk
Time Frame: 6 months
food frequency questionnaire assessing levels of food intake in pre-specified categories (e.g., fruits and vegetables)
6 months
food insecurity
Time Frame: 6 months
measurement of food insecurity as assessed by standard questionnaire
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Boston Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Eileen O'Brien, Boston Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 1, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 1, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

May 3, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 25, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 21, 2014

Last Verified

August 1, 2014

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • HUN-12-2011-004

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