Assessing the intake of nutritional beverages in hospitalised older adults

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Malnutrition; At risk of malnutrition; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621001076864
• Lead Sponsor: Fonterra Research and Development Centre

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-08-16
• Last Update Posted: 6 November 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Hospitalised
Undergoing lower GI surgery
Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Cannot provide informed consent
Renal status would contraindicate the consumption of the supplement
Have a planned discharge within 48 hours of starting the supplementation
Have a terminal illness requiring palliative care
Have a dairy of soy allergy
Require Halal or Kosher diets
Require nasogastric or parental feeding
Are taking dietary supplements which could influence the outcome of the study
Have a clinical condition that, in the investigator’s judgement, could interfere with the intestinal barrier function

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Muscle mass using US[ ];Muscle mass using US[ Muscle mass will be assessed at baseline, 1 day post-operatively, and at the end of the intervention]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
utritional status through 24-hour diet recall[ Nutrtional status will be measured at baseline and weekly througout the intervention and at the end of the intervention];Grip strength using a dynamometer[ ];Grip strength using a dynamometer[ Grip strength will be assesed at baseline, 1 day post-operatively and at the end of the intervention];Compliance wil be measured through measuring the amount of beverage pre-and port-consumption. This will be done either by the participant or by one of the research team.[ Grip strength will be assesed at baseline, 1 day post-operatively and at the end of the intervention];Compliance wil be measured through measuring the amount of beverage pre-and port-consumption. This will be done either by the participant or by one of the research team.[ This will be done daily throughout the intervention ];Nutritional status through 24-hour diet recall[ This will be done daily throughout the intervention ]