Effectiveness of Quaker Complete Nutrition Supplements for Malnourished Adults
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Malnutrition
- Interventions
- Dietary Supplement: Quaker Complete Nutrition Supplements
- Registration Number
- NCT00523900
- Lead Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Brief Summary
Intervention study in malnourished adults to assess whether a nutritional supplement given for 8 weeks in addition to the subject's usual diet improves body weight, body composition, biochemical and immune parameters.
- Detailed Description
Criteria to be included in this study include:
BMI (Body Mass Index) under 19 Free of cancer, HIV/AIDS, bulimia/anorexia and any malabsorption disorders
Description:
We are studying whether adding nutritional shakes will help participants gain weight and improve their health and immunity. This study lasts about 8 weeks and has a total of 7 visits.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
- BMI (Body Mass Index) under 19
- Adult
Exclusion Criteria
- HIV/AIDS
- Cancer
- malabsorption disorder
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Experimental Quaker Complete Nutrition Supplements Malnourished adults who will be given a dietary supplement.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess weight-gain efficacy following 8 weeks of dietary supplementation among malnourished adults. 8 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare biochemical and immune markers before and following 8 weeks of treatment with dietary supplements. 8 weeks
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Johns Hopkins School of Public Health 615 N. Wolfe St Room: E2537
🇺🇸Baltimore, Maryland, United States