Prevention and Treatment of Malnutrition Among Home-living Older Adults Over 65 Years.

Nord University1 site in 1 country250 target enrollmentMay 1, 2022

ConditionsMalnutrition

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Malnutrition
Sponsor: Nord University
Enrollment: 250
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Health related quality of life Using Rand 36 Questionnaire
Status: Active, not recruiting
Last Updated: 2 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This project aims to explore whether access to a digital education video can improve the nutritional situation of home-living older adults after being discharged from the hospital.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 1, 2022

End Date

June 6, 2026

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Nord University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Monica Christin Hansen

Principal Investigator

Nord University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Orthopedic and surgical in bedded patient patients in a selected regional hospital in Norway.
•Over 65 years old. Have their home address in one of nine selected municipalities in Nordland county.
•home living and due to return home after discharge directly from the hospital or after a short-term training stay at a training centre before returning home.
•Could read and understand Norwegian.
•Have consent competence.
•Have a Body mass index less than 24.

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients patients only receiving liquid diet such as tube feeding
•terminal-ill patients

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Health related quality of life Using Rand 36 Questionnaire

Time Frame: Change in Health related quality of life Using Rand 36 Questionnaire after 3 months

Using Rand 36 Questionnaire

Secondary Outcomes

Readmissions to hospital after discharge from the hospital(Registration of Readmissions 3 months after)
Subcutaneous fat(Change in Subcutaneous fat after 3 months)
Muscle protein mass(Change in Muscle protein mass after 3 months)
Body fat(Change in Body mass index after 3 months)
The mid-arm circumference(Change in The mid-arm circumference after 3 months)
Muscle Strength(Change in Hand Grip Strength (muscle strenght) after 3 months)