Kaiser Permanente Evaluation of Medically Tailored Meals in Adults With Medical Conditions at High Readmission Risk

Kaiser Permanente Evaluation of Medically-Tailored Meals in Adults With Chronic Medical Conditions at High Readmission Risk (KP NOURISH) Study

This study is a virtual, remote, decentralized pragmatic clinical trial comparing the efficacy of medically tailored meals alone or medically tailored meals with remote nutritional counseling compared with usual standard of care in adults with a targeted, nutrition-sensitive chronic medical condition (heart failure, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease).

For the KP NOURISH Study, eligible members hospitalized within participating Kaiser Permanente Northern California medical centers will be identified and screened electronically and pre-randomized to 1 of 3 arms (medically tailored meals alone vs. medically tailored meals with remotely delivered enhanced nutritional counseling sessions vs. usual care). Patients enrolled in the medically tailored meals arm will receive 1 medically-tailored meal per day for 10 weeks after hospital discharge. Patients enrolled in the medically tailored meals with enhanced nutritional counseling arm will receive 1 medically-tailored meal per day for 10 weeks after discharge with up to 3 remotely delivered nutritional counseling sessions with a registered dietician nutritionist during the same time period. Patients enrolled in the usual care arm will continue to receive their typical standard of care management. All enrolled patients will complete a questionnaire for patient-reported outcomes (i.e., self-efficacy, social isolation, patient satisfaction, and caring science domains) at baseline and at 10 weeks after discharge and followed electronically for total resource utilization and 30-, 60-, and 90-day outcomes.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hospitalized at Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Oakland, or San Rafael Medical Centers

• Kaiser Permanente member at admission

• Has a prior history of at least one of the following:

  1. Heart failure
  2. Diabetes mellitus
  3. Chronic kidney disease

Exclusion Criteria:

• Receiving primary care at Kaiser Permanente facilities outside of Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa, Santa Clara, San Francisco, Oakland, or San Rafael Medical Centers
• Language interpreter needed
• Admitted from skilled nursing facility or nursing home
• Homeless at admission
• Residence outside the geographic area covered by the medically tailored meals vendors
• Prior history of organ transplant