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

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Tailored Occupational Therapy and Registered Dietitian Services for Home-Delivered Meal Clients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Who can join

Ages 60 and older · All sexes

Full eligibility criteria
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

About the study

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.

What is being tested

Sponsor: Ohio State University · Participants: 750 · Started: Aug 20, 2024

Contact the study team

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06586970

Locations in the U.S.

OhioLifeCare Alliance, Columbus

Conditions

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.