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Effectiveness of Cater with Care products in reaching recommendations for protein intake during and after hospital stay and in improving functional status after hospital stay in elderly patients.

Completed
Conditions
geen specifieke aandoeningen (voedingsstatus en veroudering)
protein requirements elderly patients
Registration Number
NL-OMON40880
Lead Sponsor
Wageningen Universiteit
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
300
Inclusion Criteria

Hospital phase (only observational):
- admitted to the wards of Geriatric medicine, Pulmonary Medicine or Internal Medicine in ZGV;
- aged 65 years or over;
- being eligible for receiving a standard protein enriched menu based on hospital protocol;;Home phase:
- included in the hospital phase of this study
- consent to continue treatment and study participation after hospital discharge

Exclusion Criteria

- unwilling to give consent for gathering data from the medical record or meal service
system;
- unable to understand Dutch;
- food allergies, food intolerances, or other dietary restrictions that prevents the patient from receiving the standard protein enriched menu or Cater with Care products based on the judgment of a dietician and/or medical staff;
- expected length of hospital stay < 4 days;
- renal insufficiency (eGFR <30);
- starting with tube feeding or total parenteral nutrition within 2 days of admission;
- refeeding syndrome score > 0 based on ZGV screening tool for refeeding risk;
- delirium at admission;
- receiving palliative care;For continuation in the home phase, the following exclusion criteria are formulated:
- going to a nursing home, rehabiliation centre or hospice after hospital discharge;
- cognitive impairment or diagnosed with dementia;
- legally incapacitated

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The main study parameters are:<br /><br>- Protein intake in grams of protein per kilogram bodyweight on the 4th day of<br /><br>hospitalization.<br /><br>- Change of physical performance assessed by the Short Physical Performance<br /><br>Battery (SPPB) after 12 weeks following hospital discharge.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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