Skip to main content
MedPath Trial logoMedPath TrialMedPath Trial Home
Clinical Trials/NCT03131856
NCT03131856CompletedNot Applicable

A Multidisciplinary Nutritional Intervention Programme Across Sectors to Improve the Nutritional Status of Geriatric Patients at Nutritional Risk - A Randomized Controlled Trial.

University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen0 sites150 target enrollmentStarted: October 15, 2012Last updated:
Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to LinkedInShare to Reddit
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
150
Primary Endpoint
Nutritional status
Study OverviewStudy DesignEligibility CriteriaOutcomesInvestigatorsRecords & IdentifiersSimilar Trials

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate the effect of a multi-disciplinary nutritional intervention program in geriatric nutritional at risk patients. The study is carried out as randomized controlled trial. The intervention consists of an individual dietary plan conducted by a clinical dietician before discharge in combination with three follow-up visits after discharge (1, 4 and 8 weeks).

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
65 Years to — (Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Age 65 or above
  • •BMI <20.5 and/or weight loss within the last 3 months and/or a reduced dietary intake in the previous week and/or severely ill

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Terminal illness
  • •Active cancer diagnosis
  • •Permanently living in a nursing home
  • •Not willing or able to give an informed consent.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Nutritional status

Time Frame: Three months follow-up

Change in body weight (kg)

Secondary Outcomes

  • Re-admission(Up to three months)
  • Functional status(Three months follow-up)
  • Self-rated health(Three months follow-up)
  • Mortality(1) Up to 90 days after discharge 2) Up to 120 days after discharge)

Investigators

Sponsor
University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Rikke Terp

Principal Investigater

University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen

Similar Trials

Unknown
Not Applicable
Effect of a Clinical Nutrition Intervention Program in Breast Cancer Patients During Antineoplastic TreatmentBreast NeoplasmBreast Cancer
NCT03625635Humberto Francisco Astiazaran Garcia, PhD34
Completed
Not Applicable
An Intervention to Improve Nutrition and Physical Activity in Preschoolers in Cuenca, EcuadorOverweightUnderweightObesity
NCT02451410Universidad de Cuenca307
Completed
Phase 2
Impact of Nutritional Intervention in Indian Female Cancer Cachexia PatientsCachexiaCancer
NCT02350855University of Westminster62
Unknown
Phase 2
Homeopathy for Overweight and Obesity in Mexican AdolescentsOverweight and Obesity
NCT03945396Hospital Juarez de Mexico60
Completed
Not Applicable
The effect of specialized nutritional intervention with a disease-specific sip feed (Cubitan) in the support of patients with pressure ulcers.Patients with stage III/IV pressure ulcers.
NL-OMON20924umico Research B.V.100