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Community Nutrition Support Trial

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified January 2009 by University of Southampton.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
University of Southampton
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00515125
First received: August 10, 2007
Last updated: January 2, 2009
Last verified: January 2009
History of Changes
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine the best form of dietary intervention to undernourished elderly individuals in care homes.

The research aims to test the null hypothesis that there is no difference between oral nutritional supplements and dietary advice as the first line treatment for malnutrition.


Condition Intervention
Malnutrition
 Behavioral: Dietary Advice
Dietary Supplement: Oral Nutritional Supplements (Fortisip)

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Southampton:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • The primary outcome measure is Quality of Life [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 300
Study Start Date: August 2007
Estimated Study Completion Date: August 2010
Estimated Primary Completion Date: August 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
1
Dietary Advice
 Behavioral: Dietary Advice
Dietary Advice sheet
2
Oral Nutritional Supplements
 Dietary Supplement: Oral Nutritional Supplements (Fortisip)

These products are classified as non-medicinal, borderline substances, foods for special medical purposes.

A range of commercially available liquid oral nutritional supplements (Fortisip) will be offered daily for a 3 month period.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   50 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or female
  • Age > 50 years
  • At risk of malnutrition
  • Competent to provide written informed consent and to answer questions
  • Able to eat and drink
  • Willingness to take part in the trial and to follow the trial protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Requirement for tube or parenteral nutrition
  • Galactosemia
  • Receiving current oral nutritional supplementation
  • Palliative care
  • Chronic renal disease requiring dialysis
  • Liver failure
  • Malignancy
  • Participation in other studies
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00515125

Contacts
Contact: Marinos Elia, Professor 02380 796317 elia@soton.ac.uk

Locations
United Kingdom
Care Homes in Hampshire Recruiting
Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Southampton
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Marinos Elia, Professor University of Southampton
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Dr Martina Dorward, Research Governance Officer, University of Southampton
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00515125     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: ELIA0001
Study First Received: August 10, 2007
Last Updated: January 2, 2009
Health Authority: United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by University of Southampton:
Elderly
Nutrition
Geriatrics

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Malnutrition
Nutrition Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013