NCT07793591Not yet recruiting
Veteran Centered Meal Intervention in Chronic Kidney Disease
A Veteran-Centered Medically Tailored Meal Intervention to Improve Clinical and Patient Reported Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease (VETCKD)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 3 Sept 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study will study if medically tailored meals can improve health and well-being among Veterans with kidney disease. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either medically tailored meals or usual care (wait-list control) for 3 months, followed by follow-up/crossover period. The study will evaluate blood pressure, kidney health, diet, quality of life, and other health outcomes, as well as the feasibility and acceptability of providing medically tailored meals to Veterans with kidney disease.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 100 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 18 Aug 2026
- Start date
- 1 Oct 2027
- Primary completion date
- 31 May 2030
- Lead sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- NCT number
- NCT07793591
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 100
- From 1 Oct 2027 to the primary completion date, 31 May 2030
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Participation in a medically tailored meal program within the previous 6 months
Other illness
- Inability to communicate in English or severe hearing impairment either, preventing study participation
- Diagnosis of heart failure
- Major active gastrointestinal disorder that would interfere with participation or nutritional management
- Active cancer treatment (chemotherapy) or anticipated treatment within the next 12 months
- Active substance use disorder not in remission
- Active psychosis or another condition that would impair participation
- Terminal illness or life expectancy less than 12 months
- Any other medical, psychiatric, or social condition that, in the opinion of the investigators, would make participation unsafe or interfere with completion of the study
Other
- Pregnancy
- Current homelessness preventing meal delivery
Who the study is looking for
- Veteran enrolled in the Veterans Health Administration
- Stage 3b or stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) ((estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 15-44 milliliter (mL)/minute/1.73 square meter (m²))
- Systolic blood pressure 140-160 mmHg (millimeters of mercury); with a ± 5 mmHg tolerance range
- Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 40.0 kilogram (kg)/square meter (m²)
- Able and willing to provide informed consent
- Able and willing to participate in study visits and study procedures
- Able to receive medically tailored meal deliveries within the study service area
Age in the registry: 18 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aurora | United States | Unknown status |
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