Occupational Therapy and Dietitian Services to Reduce Fall Risk for Home-Delivered Meal Clients

This study is looking at different ways to help older adults who receive home-delivered meals reduce their risk of falling. Researchers want to see if adding services from a registered dietitian (who provides nutrition counseling) or an occupational therapist (who helps with home safety and fall prevention strategies), or both, to home-delivered meals is more effective than just receiving meals alone. You might be able to join if you are over 60, unable to leave your home safely to get meals, don't have a caregiver to prepare meals, and have a working freezer and microwave/oven. The study will measure how these services impact your confidence in avoiding falls over six months. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 750 participants. It will compare four different service models: meals alone, meals plus dietitian services, meals plus occupational therapy services, or meals plus both services.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for six months after starting the study interventions.

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NCT06586970

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

Recruiting
NAAges 60+InterventionalTreatment
Ohio State University
~750 participants
Updated 2026-04-13 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Meals + RD servicesMeals + OT servicesMeals + RD + OT services

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Falls Efficacy Scale
Measured over Baseline; 3-months; 6-months
Diet, Food and Nutrition
Accidental Falls
Cardiovascular Diseases
Diabetes
Debility
Frailty
Functional Disability
1 sites across 1 states
Ohio1

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

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

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
  • Falls Efficacy ScaleBaseline; 3-months; 6-months

    Questionnaire to assess concerns with falling during routine activities of daily living; scores range from 7-28 points with lower scores indicating a lower concern with falling