Is a high energy and protein ice cream dessert comparable to nutrition support beverages at managing malnutrition?

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: malnutrition; Public Health - Health service research; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624001145594
• Lead Sponsor: MG Foods

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2024-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 30 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

To be eligible, aged care residents must be receiving a minimum of 1 commercial nutritional supplement per day and be able to provide informed consent and information to be included in the study. For the staff participants, workers must be either food service staff (involved in food preparation or delivery of food to residents) or carers (involved in the service of foods, commercial supplements and monitoring).

Exclusion Criteria

Aged Care Residents with food allergies or intolerances to soy, dairy, lactose, on an extremely thick fluid consistency, unable to provide consent or receiving palliative care will be excluded.Aged Care Staff participants must be able to provide informed written consent and be able to read and write in English.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Body weight[Body weight will be collected using a calibrated weigh chair scales in light clothing and no shoes to the nearest 0.1kg Day 14 (end of the observation period) and Day 28 (end of the intervention period)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility for aged care residents[A food Service satisfaction survey with a scoring system that has been designed specifically for this study. day 14 (end of the observation period) and day 28 (end of the intervention period)];Feasibility for aged care staff[Food service satisfaction (Staff Survey) with a scoring system designed specifically for this study. day 14 (end of observation period) and day 28 (end of intervention period)];Feasibility for Aged Care residents[Wastage to determine consumption of the intervention compared with consumption of the usual care supplements. Consumption of the usual care supplements and the intervention will be recorded daily by staff. Consumption of usual supplements will be assessed at day 14 (end of the observation period)Consumption of the frozen dessert will be assessed at day 28 (end of the intervention period)]