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Dietary Tracking in Heart Failure

This observational study is looking at how much ultraprocessed food (UPF) people with heart failure eat and if they can reduce it. UPFs are foods high in unhealthy fats, sugar, and salt, which can worsen heart failure. You would track your food intake using a mobile app (Cronometer) for 28 days, aiming to eat fewer UPFs. The study is for adults (18 and older) with NYHA Class II or III heart failure (meaning your heart failure symptoms affect your daily activities) who can use the app and prepare their own food. You cannot join if you've had a heart transplant, an LVAD (a heart pump), or have severe kidney disease (eGFR less than 30). The researchers will measure your UPF consumption over 5 years to see if it changes.

Study design
This is an observational study with 60 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
What's involved
You would be advised on ways to limit ultraprocessed foods and track your diet using the Cronometer mobile app for 28 days.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The study will track changes in ultraprocessed food consumption for 5 years.

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NCT07649148

Dietary Tracking in Heart Failure

Recruiting
Not specifiedAges 18+Observational
The Cleveland Clinic
~60 participants
Updated 2026-06-17 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Limiting Ultraprocessed Food (UPF) in Diet

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Document Ultraprocessed Food (UPF) Consumption in HF
Measured over 5 years
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Heart Failure
NYHA Class II Heart Failure
NYHA Class III Heart Failure

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

    Cleveland, Ohiostudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • W. H. Wilson Tang, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · The Cleveland Clinic

Who to contact

Valesha Province, MS
[email protected]
216-636-6153
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Adults (≥18 years) with NYHA Class II-III HF
Able to use Cronometer to track dietary intake and able to prepare food at home independently (able to modify dietary intake)

Exclusion

History of heart transplant or LVAD implant
Unable or unwilling to follow dietary coaching for UPF reduction
eGFR \<30 ml/kg/1.73m2

What this trial measures

  • Document Ultraprocessed Food (UPF) Consumption in HF5 years

    To improve understanding of UPF consumption (type(s), amount(s), etc.) in patients with heart failure

  • Change in ultraprocessed food (UPF) consumption in heart failure patients5 Years

    To investigate the potential for reducing UPF consumption via dietary counseling, Cronometer tracking, and structured patient feedback.