Malnutrition in care homes: a feasibility study
- Conditions
- Protein care energy malnutrition (PEM) within elderly care home residentsNutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN38047922
- Lead Sponsor
- Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
2015 protocol in: http://www.pilotfeasibilitystudies.com/content/1/1/3 2015 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26416253 2018 qualitative study results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30030321 (added 23/10/2019)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Local care home that has received dietitian training.
All care home residents that require dietary intervention for malnutrition will receive the randomly allocated dietary plan, provided they meet the following criteria:
1. With/at risk of Disease related malnutrition using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST)
2. Able to eat and drink
3. Registered with a Solihull GP and subsequently eligible for the provision of healthcare services provided by the Heart of England NHS foundation Trust (HEFT)
Residents will not receive the randomly allocated dietary plan if they:
1. Currently receive (or are likely to receive in the next 6 months) tube or parenteral nutrition
2. Currently receive nutrition support in the form of individualised dietetic advice or prescribed ONS
3. Have a known eating disorder or illness, which requires a therapeutic diet incompatible with fortification and/or supplementation. This may include but is not limited to, Galactosemia or known lactose intolerance, chronic renal disease requiring dialysis, poorly
controlled diabetes, in receipt of active cancer treatment, or liver failure
4. Are on an end-of-life care pathway
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method