about the research project
The purpose of our project is to assess how home-delivered meals can affect an older adults’ health and well-being.
Comparing modes of delivery
The project will compare the benefits of different modes of meal delivery such as daily home deliveries versus frozen mail-dropped deliveries.
improving systems
Our results will be used to help improve meal delivery services for future clients.
deliver-ee team
Who We Are
A research team led by Dr. Kali S. Thomas, researcher at the Brown University School of Public Health, is conducting the study in collaboration with Meals on Wheels America and ten of their member programs.
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About the trial
The study began enrolling participants in May 2022 and is projected to close enrollment in December 2024.
Participation in the study is voluntary. Participants in the study will be randomized to one of two modes of meal delivery for six months, their Medicare claims data will be collected for analysis, and they will be offered the opportunity to participate in surveys and interviews.
Six Months of meals
When individuals agree to participate, they are removed from the program’s waitlist and will start receiving free meals for the duration of the six months.
Give us feedback
Participants will be offered the opportunity to participate in surveys and interviews.
earn up to $125
Participants can also earn up to $125 in gift cards for completing surveys and interviews.
Funding
This research is made possible through a $4 million funding award approved for Brown University by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) with additional funding for the participant meals coming from AARP and the AARP Foundation.
ClinicalTrials.gov
This project is officially registered with ClinicalTrials.gov