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NCT Number: NCT00873717

Improvement of Nutritional Status in Elderly Residents of Long-term Facilities

Elderly persons in long-term facilities often have denutrition, associated with a bad oral and dental status. Yet, many elderly persons don't attend dentist care and when they have dental prothesis, do not often use them during meals. The impact of a rehabilitation of dental function on their nutritional status has not been proven.

The objective of this study is to assess the impact of 2 strategies aimed to restore a good nutritional status, among patients with slight denutrition.

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Key information

Conditions

Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

70 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Centre gérontologie Les Abondances, Boulogne-Billancourt, Île-de-France Region, France

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About this study

Two interventions are evaluated during a 1 year study period, with a 4 arms factorial design.

The "Dentary" intervention implies a trimestrial follow-up of patients and counseling for appropriate care (if needed), in order to restore a minimum masticatory function, associated with particular focus on the realization of daily oral wash.

The "Nutrition" intervention consists in 1) comparing the meals and oral supplements administered with the dietary prescriptions and 2) Incite patients to eat.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index = 83.5 to 97.5; minimum age of 70 years old; living in long-term facilities; more than 6 months of anticipated length of stay

Exclusion criteria

  • refusal to participate in the study

Treatment and study plan

Dentary

Other

cleaning-up of oral cavity, with trimestrial dental and oral check-up with counseling for appropriate care (if needed).

Nutrition

Other

control of the administration of dietary prescriptions, incitement to eat.

Dentary + Nutrition

Other

trimestrial follow-up of patients and counseling for appropriate care (if needed), in order to restore a minimum masticatory function, associated with particular focus on the realization of daily oral wash.

associated with control of the administration of dietary prescriptions, incitement to eat.

Other names: Dentary and Nutrition

Primary outcomes

  1. comparison of GNRI mean-score between arms

    Time frame: 1 year

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

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Registry information

Official study title

Improvement of Nutritional Status in Elderly Residents of Long-term Facilities: Impact of Two Strategies (Oral Care and Dietary Control)

Acronym: Nutrident

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Apr 2, 2009
Registry last updated
Jul 26, 2012

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