Feasibility of an Australianised Mediterranean diet in healthy volunteers aged 65 years and older - MedLey Trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: utrition and dietetics; Nutrition and dietetics; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000636752
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Karen Murphy (Chief Investigator)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-06-05
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

Free living men and women, omnivorous, free of dementia and cognitive impairment, proficient in English, aged 65 years and above.

Exclusion Criteria

Person considered by the investigator to be unwilling, unlikely or unable to comprehend or comply with the study protocol
Actively undertaking a weight loss program
Use of appetite suppressants or Orlistat (Xenical)
Previous stroke
History of traumatic head/brain injury, neurological or psychiatric conditions

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability of AusMed diet will be determined using a questionnaire developed by the researchers to specifically capture this information. This questionnaire captures information on satiety, how easy it was to follow, were there any difficulties faced with following the AusMed diet and the usefulness of provided resources such as the recipe book etc.[Immediately after particpants have completed 2 weeks of consuming the AusMed diet.]