Follow-up Home Visits With Nutrition (OHE)

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

AAstrup, University of Copenhagen

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01249716

First received: November 29, 2010

Last updated: March 27, 2012

Last verified: March 2012

History of Changes

Purpose

To assess the effect on geriatric patients of follow-up home visit including nutrition.

The hypothesis is that this can prevent hospital readmissions, and has a positive impact on functional abilities and quality of life

Condition	Intervention
Malnutrition	Dietary Supplement: individual nutritional therapy


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Follow-up Home Visits With Nutrition (OHE)

Further study details as provided by University of Copenhagen:

Primary Outcome Measures:

hospital readmissions [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

body weight [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]


Enrollment:	152
Study Start Date:	December 2010
Study Completion Date:	March 2012
Primary Completion Date:	March 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Intervention Details:

individual nutritional therapy provided by a registered dietician by means of three follow-up home visits

Detailed Description:

Before and after the intervention the participants nutritional status, hand grip strength, functional abilities, well-being, dietary intake, level of tiredness,and activities of daily living will be assessed

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	65 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Geriatric patients in nutritional risk

Exclusion Criteria:

Dementia
Expected readmissions
Terminal disease
Non-Danish speaking

Contacts and Locations

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Locations


Denmark
Geriatric department
Herlev, Denmark, 2730

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Copenhagen

More Information

Publications:

Beck AM, Kjær S, Hansen BS, Storm RL, Thal-Jantzen K. Study protocol: follow-up home visits with nutrition: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Geriatr. 2011 Dec 28;11:90. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-11-90.

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Beck AM, Kjær S, Hansen BS, Storm RL, Thal-Jantzen K, Bitz C. Follow-up home visits with registered dietitians have a positive effect on the functional and nutritional status of geriatric medical patients after discharge: a randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil. 2013 Jun;27(6):483-93. doi: 10.1177/0269215512469384. Epub 2012 Dec 20.


Responsible Party:	AAstrup, professor, University of Copenhagen
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01249716 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	22
Study First Received:	November 29, 2010
Last Updated:	March 27, 2012
Health Authority:	Denmark: the Danish Data Protection Agency

Keywords provided by University of Copenhagen:


follow-up home visit Geriatric Disorder rehabilitation

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 01, 2015

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