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

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Ohio State University
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorOhio State University
Started2024-08-20
Est. completion2026-07-31
Eligibility
Age60 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
Locations1 site
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NCT06586970

Summary

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.

Eligibility

Age: 60 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* 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

Exclusion Criteria:

* 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

Conditions7

Accidental FallsCardiovascular DiseasesDebilityDiabetesDiet, Food, and NutritionFrailtyFunctional Disability

Locations1 site

LifeCare Alliance
Columbus, Ohio, 43223
Andrea Devier614-437-2858adevier@lifecarealliance.org

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