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NCT01846169 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Study to Improve Healthy Eating for At-Risk Older Adults

A NA study, sponsored by Boston Medical Center.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
101
Enrollment target

NCT01846169: Completed NA study, sponsored by Boston Medical Center.

NCT01846169 is a NA study that has completed, run by Boston Medical Center. The registered enrollment target is 101 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (93% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01846169, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Boston Medical Center.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
101 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

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.

Primary Outcome

percent body fat

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Food deliveries

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 101 participants
Start Date 2012-09
Est. Completion 2013-08
Phase NA
Boston Medical Center

253 total trials

What the finished NCT01846169 record still lists

NCT01846169 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 101 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (93% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Food deliveries is the first listed.

NCT01846169 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01846169 about?

NCT01846169 is a clinical study titled "Study to Improve Healthy Eating for At-Risk Older Adults". 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 a...

What is the current status of trial NCT01846169?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 101 participants. The study started on 2012-09. Estimated completion is 2013-08.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01846169?

The interventions under investigation include: Food deliveries (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01846169?

This trial is sponsored by Boston Medical Center, which has 253 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01846169's enrollment target sits among peer trials

101 840th of 2000 higher than 1,161 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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