Survey of Lifelong Food and Nutrition Assistance (LIFANA) in Stroke Patients and Caregivers

Completed

• Conditions: Stroke; Relatives; Diet Modification

• Registration Number: NCT03635476
• Lead Sponsor: Cereneo AG

Brief Summary

Many elderly suffer from nutritional problems that can cause (or can be caused by) a number of complications such as weakened immune systems and chronic health conditions (diabetes type 2, high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases or even osteoporosis).

Through appropriate adjustments in the diets, on the basis of nutritional advice, the burden of established diseases as well as the risks of developing further conditions can be diminished. The goal of our proposed project LIFANA is to develop and evaluate the LIFANA Nutrition Solution to support healthy nutrition.. This may include general preferences, such as culture, taste, and budget, but more importantly automated and personalised nutritional recommendations based on advice provided by professional nutritionists and allergists. This is a national project co-funded by the European Union.

One of the activities of the project is to collect information through a survey with patients. These questions will contribute to creating solutions that can explore the perspectives of patients.

Detailed Description

Patients will be approached in the clinic by a neurologist and health care professionals. The questionnaire will take place at cereneo. The group will consist of 25 participants and last between 1h. The Survey will be conducted by a clinician who will take notes. Semi-structured discussion guide will be used. With regard to the communication, the moderator will identify factors that will influence communication in a positive or negative way.

The health professionals will perform content analyses on the transcripts; the schema of categories will be oriented towards the research questions, using open questions, directly addressing quiet participants, and handling the discussion guide in a flexible way.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-08-01
• Study First Submitted: 2018-08-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-08-14
• Study First Posted: 2018-08-17
• Primary Completion: 2018-10-20
• Study Completion: 2020-03-01
• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-26
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 5

Inclusion Criteria

• stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation
• caregivers of stroke patients

Exclusion Criteria

• Severe aphasia
• Severe cognitive deficits

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
User Needs	1 day/session	The primary endpoint of this study is to explore the perspectives of patients through appropriate adjustments of focus group questions on user needs for managing nutritional status

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

cereneo Schweiz AG; 🇨🇭 Vitznau, LU, Switzerland