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NCT Number: NCT01861366

Implementation of Nutritional Guidelines and Effects in Nursing Home Residents

The aim of this study is to examine two implementation strategies (external facilitation and educational outreach visit) when introducing nutritional guidelines in the elderly care setting and to evaluate the results of the implementation by clinical outcome measures of the nursing home residents.

The hypothesis is that the residents affected by the external facilitation strategy will stay stable in the measured clinical outcomes, while the residents influenced by the educational outreach visit will deteriorate during the implementation process.

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Key information

Conditions

Implementation Strategies Nutritional Outcome of Nursing Home Residents

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Uppsala University

Uppsala, Uppsala County, 75185, Sweden

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • age of 65 or older
  • nursing home resident
  • persons who manage the examination methods (interviews and blood samples)

Exclusion criteria

  • persons in terminal stage of life

Treatment and study plan

A one year multifaceted implementation strategy

Other

A three hour lecture about the guidelines

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Nutritional status

    Time frame: 2 years

    Nutritional status is assessed with the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form tool

Secondary outcomes

  1. Functional status

    Time frame: 2 years

    Functional status is assessed with ADL (Activities in Daily Living) Barthel index.

  2. Cognitive status

    Time frame: 2 years

    Cognitive status is assessed with Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ).

  3. Health-related Quality of Life

    Time frame: 2 years

    Health-related Quality of Life is assessed with EQ-5D.

Other outcomes

  1. Biochemical markers

    Time frame: 2 years

    Blood samples are collected for analysis of vitamin D, albumin, CRP (C-reactive protein), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), creatinine and cystatin C, which gives biochemical information on the nutritional status, inflammation activity and renal function.

  2. Morbidity

    Time frame: 2 years

    Morbidity is assessed with Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Uppsala University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Clinical Outcome in Nursing Home Residents After Implementation of Nutritional Guidelines

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
May 23, 2013
Registry last updated
May 23, 2013

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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