Effects of Dairy- and Berry-based Snacks on Nutritional and Functional Status and Quality of Life in Older People
- Conditions
- Nutrition Disorders in Old Age
- Interventions
- Dietary Supplement: Dairy- and berry-based snacks
- Registration Number
- NCT03352388
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Eastern Finland
- Brief Summary
Malnutrition or its risk is common among older people, especially among those receiving home care services. It impairs the quality of life of the older people and results in significant costs to society. To maintain adequate nutrition, increased meal frequency is important. In addition to main meals, regular consumption of tasty, convenient, nutrient- and energy-dense snacks is recommended. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of dairy- and berry-based snack consumption on nutritional and functional status and quality of life among vulnerable older people at home care.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 85
- Home care clients of the City of Kuopio
- Advanced dementia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Snack Dairy- and berry-based snacks Dairy- and berry-based snacks
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Nutritional status Baseline and 3 months Nutritional status is assessed by the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) test which is a validated and standardized tool for detecting malnutrition and its risk in older people. Scores 24.0 - 30.0 indicate normal nutritional status, scores 17.0 - 23.5 risk of malnutrition and scores \< 17.0 malnutrition. Change in the MNA score is determined.
Albumin Baseline and 3 months Change in plasma albumin concentration
Prealbumin Baseline and 3 months Change in plasma prealbumin concentration
Hand grip strength Baseline and 3 months Change in grip strength of both hands
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mid-arm muscular area (MMA) Baseline and 3 months Change in MMA
Hemoglobin Baseline and 3 months Change in blood hemoglobin concentration
C-reactive protein (CRP) Baseline and 3 months Change in plasma high-sensitivity CRP concentration
Activity and sleep assessed by ActiGraph monitoring Baseline and 3 months Changes in several parameters describing physical activity and quality of sleep
Body mass index (BMI) Baseline and 3 months Change in BMI
Health-related quality of life Baseline and 3 months Health-related quality of life is assessed by the 15D instrument. It is a generic, standardized instrument consisting of 15 dimensions: moving, vision, hearing, breathing, sleeping, eating, speech, elimination, usual activities, mental functioning, discomfort/symptoms, depression, distress, vitality, and sexual activity. Each dimension is divided into five levels by which more or less an attribute is distinguished. In this study 15D is used as single index score measure. The single index score (15D score) is calculated from the health state descriptive system through the use of an additive three-stage valuation model based on the multiattribute utility theory. The preference weights for the 15 dimensions, and their levels have been elicited from representative population samples. The 15D score is on a 0-1 scale, where 1 stands for "full health" and 0 being dead. Change in the 15D score is determined, and a change of ±.03 is clinically important.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Eastern Finland
🇫🇮Kuopio, Finland