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Effectiveness of a Nutrition education intervention in improving under nutrition among elderly in Colombo District; A non-randomized controlled trial

Department of Public Health, Faculty Of Medicine. Kotelawela Defence University, Sri Lanka0 sitesStarted: TBDLast updated:
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Status
Not yet recruiting
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Study Overview

Brief Summary

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Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Males and females aged 60 years and above
  • 2. Residing in their area for more than 3 months
  • 3. Undernutrition as determined by the presence of one or more of the following criteria
  • BMI value less than 18.5 KgM-2 OR
  • Body fat percentage less than 26% in females and less than 14% in males (Gallagher et al., 2000) OR
  • Body muscle percentage less than 26.6 % in females and less than 34.4% in males (Tichet et al., 2008) but, fat percentage within normal range. Measurements by portable Body composition analyzer (Omron, HBF- 212, Japan)
  • 4. Able to communicate well in Sinhala.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Elderly with Cognitive impairment (assessed using Mini Mental state Examination (MME). A score below 24 will be considered as cognitively impaired)
  • 2. Elderly residing in elderly homes or day care centers

Investigators

Sponsor
Department of Public Health, Faculty Of Medicine. Kotelawela Defence University, Sri Lanka

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