Adults Nutrition as a Protective or Health-risk Factor

Completed

• Conditions: Nutritional Status; Nutrient Deficiency; Vitamin D Deficiency; Micronutrient Deficiency; Folic Acid Deficiency; Iron-deficiency; Thyroid Diseases; Diet; Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Assessement of nutritional status; Diagnostic Test: Thyroid size

• Registration Number: NCT03284840
• Lead Sponsor: Nutrition Institute, Slovenia

Brief Summary

To obtain up-to-date data on nutrient intakes in adults, a national dietary survey - the EU Menu study will be conducted during 12 consecutive months in 2017/2018, providing data on the consumption of foods and enabling the assessment of energy and macronutrient intakes. Participating subjects will be invited to NUTRIHEALTH study for assessment for micronutrient status (focusing into vitamin D, folic acid, vitamin B12, and iron) and medical examination, in which thyroid size will be aslo measured, to investigated thyroid epidemiology in Slovenia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-06-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-09-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-09-13
• Study First Posted: 2017-09-15
• Primary Completion: 2018-09-13
• Study Completion: 2018-12-31
• Status Verified: 2020-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-02-23
• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 280

Inclusion Criteria

• Resident of Republic of Slovenia (included to the register of residents)
• Finished EU MENU Slovenia Study

Exclusion Criteria

• Not willing to give blood&urine sample
• Long-term disease
• Living in institutions with controled diet, such as such as in elderly care, hospital, prison, etc.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Elderly (65-74 years)	Assessement of nutritional status	-
Elderly (65-74 years)	Thyroid size	-
Adults (18-65 years)	Assessement of nutritional status	-
Adults (18-65 years)	Thyroid size	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assessment of thyroid health	1 year	epidemiology of thyroid Health will be investigated
Assessment of inadequate vitamin D status	1 year	epidemiology of vitamin D status will be investigated

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assessment of inadequate folic acid status	1 years	epidemiology of folic acid status will be investigated
Assessment of inadequate iron status	1 years	epidemiology of iron status will be investigated
Assessment of inadequate vitamin B12 status	1 years	epidemiology of vitamin 12 status will be investigated

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

University Medical Centre Ljubljana; 🇸🇮 Ljubljana, Slovenia

Nutrition Institute, Ljubljana; 🇸🇮 Ljubljana, Slovenia

National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia; 🇸🇮 Ljubljana, Slovenia