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Nutritional Intake of "Finger-food" on Elderly People in Seniors's Resident

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Nutritive Value
Registration Number
NCT02925728
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee
Brief Summary

The undernourishment and the prevention of its risk at the elderly person in seniors's resident represent a major issue in public health. The diagnosis of undernourishment and its risk are systematically recommended in these structures where the nutrition of these people is a problem because often inappropriate for their capacities of prehension and consequently for their nutritional needs. One of the solutions to remedy can be found in the " finger-food ".

The study FIFO ("Finger-Food") suggests verifying the hypothesis which the finger-food would allow to increase the nutritional intake of the resident who have disorders of the prehension and\\or requiring a nutritional stimulation and\\or require an help to the preparation of the meal.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
47
Inclusion Criteria
  • Residents institutionalized in seniors's resident for 3 months at least
  • Residents in disability to feed single-handedly because of cognitive and/or physical disorders
  • Having at least use of a hand
  • Do not opposing the participation in the study or information and not opposition of the family / close to confidence / legal guardian in case of resident in incapacity to understand (senility, insanity)
Exclusion Criteria
  • Confined to bed
  • Specific diets (without residue, allergen, ...)
  • Enteral nutrition
  • Absence motricity of 2 hands

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quantitative Measure of IngestaMonthly: From date of finger-food's implementation until the date of the end of the study (assessed up to 6 months)

Quantitative measure of ingesta (calorie and protein intake)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendée

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La Roche sur Yon, France

Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendée
🇫🇷La Roche sur Yon, France

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