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Preventing Malnutrition Among Older Adults

Sponsor
Nord University (Other)
Overall Status
Active, not recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT05860140
Collaborator
(none)
44
Enrollment
1
Location
2
Arms
13.2
Anticipated Duration (Months)
3.3
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

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.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Education video
 N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
44 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose:
Prevention
Official Title:
Prevention and Treatment of Malnutrition Among Home-living Older Adults Over 65 Years.
Actual Study Start Date :
May 1, 2022
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Jan 20, 2023
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Jun 6, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group

will get access to a six-minute educational video five days after being discharged from the hospital. The video is focusing on protein and energy meals for older adults.

Other: Education video
Six minutes long education video focusing on protein and energy meals
No Intervention: Control group

Control group, not given any intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Health related quality of life [Change in Health related quality of life Using Rand 36 Questionnaire after 3 months]

    Using Rand 36 Questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Body fat [Change in Body mass index after 3 months]

    Body fat will be measured by Body mass index (BMI). weight (in kg) and height (in cm) will be combined to report BMI in kg/m^2.

  2. Readmissions to hospital after discharge from the hospital [Registration of Readmissions 3 months after]

    Readmissions after discharge from the hospital will be meassured three months after discharge

  3. Muscle Strength [Change in Hand Grip Strength (muscle strenght) after 3 months]

    Measure Muscle Strength in kg using Saehan Hydraulic Hand Dynometer for Hand Grip strength in both hands.

  4. The mid-arm circumference [Change in The mid-arm circumference after 3 months]

    The mid-arm circumference (MAC) will be measured in cm with a measuring tape. This will be done of the left upper arm measured at the midpoint between the tip of the shoulder and the tip of the elbow

  5. Subcutaneous fat [Change in Subcutaneous fat after 3 months]

    Subcutaneous fat will be measured by Triceps skinfold thickness (TFS). This will be done by a in millimetres with a VirtuFits Digital Fat Caliper skinfold in the triceps of the left arm.

  6. Muscle protein mass [Change in Muscle protein mass after 3 months]

    Muscle protein mass will be measured by the mean arm muscle circumference (MAMC) calculated according to the formula: MAMC (cm) = MAC (cm) - (3,14 X TFS x 0,1)

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
65 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
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

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Monica Christin Hansen Bodø Norway 8020

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Nord University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Monica Christin Hansen, Principal Investigator, Nord University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT05860140
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 366924
First Posted:
May 16, 2023
Last Update Posted:
May 16, 2023
Last Verified:
May 1, 2023
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Monica Christin Hansen, Principal Investigator, Nord University
older adults
Disease-related malnutrition
Educational video
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Malnutrition

Study Results

No Results Posted as of May 16, 2023