Validation of a Comprehensive Older Adult Screening Tool (COAST)

Completed

• Conditions: Community-dwelling Older Adults
• Interventions: Other: Mini Nutrition Assessment (MNA® ); Other: Comprehensive Older Adult Screening Tool (COAST)

• Registration Number: NCT03185585
• Lead Sponsor: University of Florida

Brief Summary

The COAST nutrition screening tool will be validated in 300 community-dwelling older adults in Florida.

Detailed Description

The population to be studied (n=300) will be individuals who are 60 years or older and participate in congregate meal sites or other community groups in Florida. Demographic information will be collected and participants will be assessed by the MNA® (Mini Nutrition Assessment) and screened by the COAST nutrition screening tool. Participants' hand grip strength and performance on the five times Sit to Stand test will be used to evaluate their functional status. Weight, height, mid-arm circumference and calf circumference will be measured as part of the MNA screening tool.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-06-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-06-09
• Study Start: 2017-06-13
• Study First Posted: 2017-06-14
• Primary Completion: 2017-11-27
• Status Verified: 2018-03
• Study Completion: 2018-03-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-03-29
• Last Update Posted: 2018-03-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 301

Inclusion Criteria

• Community-dwelling adults 60 years and older.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Non-English speaking/reading

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Adults 60 yrs and older	Mini Nutrition Assessment (MNA® )	Participants will be asked to take the full MNA and COAST tools, separately .They will take a hand grip strength test to evaluate their functional status and five times Sit to Stand test as part of the COAST screening tool. Moreover, their weight, height, mid-arm circumference and calf circumference, will be measured as part of the MNA screening tool.
Adults 60 yrs and older	Comprehensive Older Adult Screening Tool (COAST)	Participants will be asked to take the full MNA and COAST tools, separately .They will take a hand grip strength test to evaluate their functional status and five times Sit to Stand test as part of the COAST screening tool. Moreover, their weight, height, mid-arm circumference and calf circumference, will be measured as part of the MNA screening tool.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
At Risk of Malnutrition	1 year	Number of subjects with an MNA® score of \< 23.5

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Handgrip strength	1 year	Number of subjects with clinical weakness (\<16 kg women; \<26 kg men)
COAST	1 year	Association of COAST score to MNA® at risk of malnutrition

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Florida; 🇺🇸 Gainesville, Florida, United States