Follow-up Home Visits With Nutrition

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Malnutrition

• Registration Number: NCT01249716
• Lead Sponsor: University of Copenhagen

Brief Summary

To assess the effect on geriatric patients of follow-up home visit including nutrition.

The hypothesis is that this can prevent hospital readmissions, and has a positive impact on functional abilities and quality of life

Detailed Description

Before and after the intervention the participants nutritional status, hand grip strength, functional abilities, well-being, dietary intake, level of tiredness,and activities of daily living will be assessed

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2010-11-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-11-29
• Study First Posted: 2010-11-30
• Study Start: 2010-12
• Status Verified: 2012-03
• Primary Completion: 2012-03
• Study Completion: 2012-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-03-27
• Last Update Posted: 2012-03-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 152

Inclusion Criteria

• Geriatric patients in nutritional risk

Exclusion Criteria

• Dementia
• Expected readmissions
• Terminal disease
• Non-Danish speaking

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
hospital readmissions	one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
body weight	12 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Geriatric department; 🇩🇰 Herlev, Denmark