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Effect of Nutritional Supplementation on Nutritional Status & Rehospitalization in Malnourished Elderly Patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Malnutrition
Interventions
Dietary Supplement: Nutrient-dense drink
Registration Number
NCT06068816
Lead Sponsor
Indonesia University
Brief Summary

The primary outcome is the mean difference in energy and protein as well as a selection of micronutrients (calcium, vitamin D, and Vitamin B12) after 12 weeks of intervention between standard care plus nutritional supplementation vs standard care.

The secondary outcomes are body weight, nutritional status, body composition, physical performance, vitamin D level, and nonelective hospitalization

The Study Hypothesize:

The hypothesize that outpatients who receive nutrient-dense drinks (NDD) will have increased body weight, better nutritional status, better body composition, higher vitamin D level, better physical performance and reduced non-elective hospitalization than those receiving standard care after 12 weeks of intervention.

Detailed Description

1. Study Design: Randomized Controlled Trial, Randomized and controlled intervention trial with 2 treatments in parallel

1. Treatment 1: nutrient-dense drinks on top of standard care

2. Treatment 2: standard care only (reference)

2. Location and time study: Geriatric outpatient clinic and internal medicine outpatient clinic in Cipto Mangunkusumo National Hospital Jakarta. The study will be conducted on July 2022 to October 2023.

3. Study subject: elderly outpatients (aged 60 years old or more) who visit outpatient clinics will be screened for their eligibility as participants of this study.

4. Sample Size: sample size for each group is 41 participants per group (for two groups a total of 82 participants). To anticipate a dropout of 20% a minimum of 98 participants (rounded to 100 participants in total) is the minimum sample size of our study.

5. Data collection : Energy and nutrient intake, particularly protein calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin B12, Nutritional status based on full form Mini Nutritional Assessment, Vitamin D level, lean body mass (using Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis), physical performance will be measured by Shor Physical Performance Battery, handgrip strength, medical history, data on the demographic status and clinical data will be retrieved from the medical record and the attending physicians, body weight and anthropometric measurements, intervention: Nutrient Dense-Drink + Standard Care

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
105
Inclusion Criteria
  • older patients (60-years or older)
  • Malnourished or at risk of malnourished (based on Mini Nutritional Assessment score)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Impaired kidney function (eGFR less than 30 ml/min/1.73 m2)
  • Unwillingness to participate

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Nutrient Dense DrinkNutrient-dense drinkExperimental: Nutrient-dense drink Nutrient-dense drink on top of standard care * 200 kcal * 15 grams of (whey) protein, 8 grams of fat, and 17 grams of carbohydrates including only 0.2 g lactose * 400 IU vitamin D, 250 mg Ca, 10-20 % of the other vitamins/minerals Servings : • 100 ml water for dissolving 46 g of the served powder
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in carbohydrate intake in gramsat baseline and week 12

Dietary intake will be measured using 3-day dietary food records, 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day)

Changes in Fat intake in gramsat baseline and week 12

Dietary intake will be measured using 3-day dietary food records, 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day)

Changes of Energy in Kilocaloriesat baseline and week 12

Dietary intake will be measured using 3-day dietary food records, 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day)

Changes in Protein intake in gramsat baseline and week 12

Dietary intake will be measured using 3-day dietary food records, 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day)

Changes in micronutrients intake in microgramsat baseline and week 12

Dietary intake will be measured using 3-day dietary food records, 2 weekdays and 1 weekend day)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes of Vitamin D levelScreening (Week 0) and week 12

Vitamin D level as a parameter of nutritional status will be measured by the direct competitive chemiluminescence microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) method

Changes of Short Physical Performance Battery ScoreScreening (Week 0) and week 12

Physical performance will be measured by Short Physical Performance Battery, which is measured by scores from Gait speed, chair stand test, and balance test

Scoring for complete Short Physical Performance Battery

Category Scores :

0 - 6 points : poor performance 7-9 points : moderate performance 10-12 points : good performances

Changes of Mini Nutritional Status Scoreat screening (Week 0) and week 12

The nutritional status will be measured by full form mini nutritional assessment, individuals can be divided in 3 groups using threshold values of \<17 for malnourished, 17-23,5 for at risk of malnutrition and ≥ 24 for normal nutritional status with a maximum total score of 30 points

Changes of Body WeightScreening (week 0) and Week 12

Body weight will be measured in the fasted state to the nearest 0.1 kg with a calibrated digital scale

Changes to Chair Stand TestScreening (Week 0) and week 12

Outcome recorded in seconds for Baseline, and the Changes (Delta) in 12 weeks

Additionally, results will be converted into score, which will be used for final SPPB scoring

Participant unable to complete 5 chair stands or completes stands in \>60 sec : 0 points If chair stand time is 16"70 sec or more: 1 points If chair stand time is 13"70 to 16"69 sec: 2 points If chair stand time is 11"20 to 13"69 sec: 3 points If chair stand time is 11"19 sec or less: 4 points

Score will be used for final SPPB scoring

Changes of Skeletal Muscle MassScreening (Week 0) and week 12

Skeletal Muscle mass will be measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) recorded in Kg

Changes of Handgrip StrengthScreening (Week 0) and week 12

Handgrip strength will be measured by a handgrip dynamometer (recorded in Kg)

Number of the Participants with Rehospitalization3 months (12 weeks)

Non-elective hospitalization will be recorded by medical history

Gait SpeedScreening (Week 0) and week 12

Outcome recorded in seconds for Baseline, and the Changes (Delta) in 12 weeks

Additionally, results will be converted into score, which will be used for final SPPB scoring

3 meter walk: The score is, If time is more than 6''52 sec : 1 point If time is 4"66 to 6"52 sec : 2 points If time is 3"62 to 4"65 sec: 3 points If time is less than 3"62 sec:4 points

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Comprehensive Geriatric Clinic, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital

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Jakarta, Indonesia

Cipto Mangunkusumo National Hospital

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Jakarta, Indonesia

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