Conservation of Praxis in the Food and Alzheimer Disease

The insanities, priority of public health in 2008, have significant prevalency in Limousin, region in the ageing demography (1/3 of the population is more than 60 years old against 1/5th of average in France). To prevent the lack of therapeutic solutions, for these evolutionary diseases, the new plan Alzheimer 2008-2012 encourages the research.

The insanities deprive gradually the individual of their autonomy, their personality and their identity. The help of an institution is sometimes inevitable. In the middle of this stressful environment, the patient affected by severe insanity, need marks.

The aspect of their old objects, significant for them, has to be prioritized because the institutional universe, often depersonalized doesn't mean anything for them. In front of repeated failures, they're hurt in their self respect.

The prevention of the undernutrition, comes by a preservation of praxis and pleasure at table. The institutional plate used in certain hospital sectors, is unpersonal (rectangular, divided) and can be destabilizing for the mentally ill person.

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Key information

Conditions

Alzheimer Disease Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Dementia Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurocognitive Disorders Neurodegenerative Diseases Tauopathies

Age range

75 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Limoges University hospital

Limoges, 87 000, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Men and women of more than 75 years
Patients suffering from insanities of type Alzheimer
Severe stage of the disease
Residents in a Hospital for dependent old persons, with its own dining room
Persons accommodated in the clinical service for more than 30 days
EBS score <16
Information in the participation of the resident, their legal representative and their family
Patients affiliated to the Social Security.
Filled and signed form of participation
Patient having a appointed reliable person or one helping known whose references are indicated in the patient file.

Exclusion criteria

Patients presenting pathologies being able to interfere with the evaluation
Participating patients in another research for type clinical trial.
Undernutrition patients
Patients presenting oral hurts
Protected patient or having nobody helping.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Score of Blandford Scale

Time frame: 2 days

Blandford Scale of which will be estimated before ( J0) and after ( J21) modification of the plate

Secondary outcomes

Score of Blandford scale

Time frame: 2 days

Blandford scale which will be estimated before ( J0) and after ( J42) modification of the plate

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Limoges

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Registry information

Official study title

Impact of the Shape of Plates on the Conservation of Praxis in the Food at the Old Persons Suffering From Severe Insanities of Chap Alzheimer or Mixed in Institution.

Acronym: PRAXALIM

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2016
First posted: Dec 6, 2012
Registry last updated: Aug 22, 2016

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