Changing Habits and Lifestyles in Older Individuals
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Eating Behaviour
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
- Enrollment
- 100
- Primary Endpoint
- Egg Intake
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This is an intervention study, aiming to increase protein intake, by increasing egg consumption in community dwelling older adults aged 55 years and over, by providing recipes to increase flavour and variety in egg dishes.
Detailed Description
Individuals will be randomized to either receive the intervention or to a control group, where the intervention group will receive 6 recipes every two weeks for a 12 week period, and at the start, after 12 weeks and after 6 months egg intake, protein intake, body protein status, and various functional measures of muscle function will be assessed in both intervention and control group.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Individuals can be considered for inclusion if they meet the following inclusion criteria:
- •being over 55 years old
- •living in the community
- •being able to give consent
- •not being allergic to eggs
- •not suffering from known renal insufficiency, or having a pacemaker or defibrillator.
- •not suffering from known hypercholesterolaemia, or known familial hypercholesterolaemia.
- •not having undergone chemotherapy or radiotherapy in the last 6 months
- •not suffering from any condition, or receiving medication or treatment that the participants feel affects their eating or sense of flavour.
- •being able to perform the physical performance tests (e.g. walk, sit on a chair)
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Egg Intake
Time Frame: Change from baseline to 12 weeks
Egg intake at the end of the intervention period, assessed using an adapted Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ)
Adverse Events
Time Frame: Change from baseline to 12 weeks
Self-declared adverse events over the intervention period, assessed by questionnaire
Secondary Outcomes
- Egg Intake(6 months)
- Muscle Function(Change from baseline to 12 weeks)
- Change in Dietary Protein Intake(Change from baseline to 12 weeks)
- Lean Body Mass(Change from baseline to 12 weeks)
- Number of Adverse Events Reported(6 months)