Is Multifactorial Nutritional Treatment for Undernutrition in Older Adults in Primary Care Cost-effective?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Frail Older Adults
• Interventions: Other: multifactorial nutritional intervention

• Registration Number: NCT01873456
• Lead Sponsor: Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev

Brief Summary

The hypothesis is that there is a profit potential by implementing a multifactorial nutritional intervention among frail elderly since this will result in an improved nutritional status, functional capacity and improved quality of life.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-01
• Study First Submitted: 2013-05-29
• Primary Completion: 2013-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-06-06
• Study First Posted: 2013-06-10
• Study Completion: 2013-07
• Status Verified: 2022-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 2022-12-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

• Screening for nutritional risk

Exclusion Criteria

• terminal condition or do not wish to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Multifactorial nutritional intervention	multifactorial nutritional intervention	dietician, resistance type exercise, dysphagia assessment and treatment

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life	up to 6 months	EuroQol (EQ-5D) is a questionnaire with five questions to be answered in three categories. The five questions deal of movement, self-care, usual activities, pain / discomfort and anxiety / depression and any problems with this

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activities of Daily Living and cognitive performance	up to 6 months	Data is collected by Means of the resident assessment instrument
Hand grip strength	up to 6 months	Residents and clients hand grip strength is determined using the dynamometer The dynamometer consists of a narrow handle with two strings as the older must squeezing so hard, they manage three times. The highest value will be used.
Costs	up to 6 months	Here is used information on additional costs of nutrition efforts, which on the one hand involves all costs associated with the effort, while on the other hand also be seen on the savings that can be attached to the outcome of the effort. Since the purpose is to illustrate the cost-effectiveness, the net profit on the cost side is also compared with the effect of nutritional intervention in terms of improved quality of life, and hence would be able to shed light on efforts from both resource use and a health effect
physical strength	up to 6 months	30 seconds chair stand is used
Nutritional status	up to 6 months	Assessment of weight

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Home care and nursing homes; 🇩🇰 Frederiksberg, Denmark