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NCT Number: NCT01873456

Is Multifactorial Nutritional Treatment for Undernutrition in Older Adults in Primary Care Cost-effective?

The hypothesis is that there is a profit potential by implementing a multifactorial nutritional intervention among frail elderly since this will result in an improved nutritional status, functional capacity and improved quality of life.

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Key information

Conditions

Frail Older Adults

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Home care and nursing homes

Frederiksberg, 2000, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Screening for nutritional risk

Exclusion criteria

  • terminal condition or do not wish to participate

Treatment and study plan

multifactorial nutritional intervention

Other

Other names: dietician, resitance type exercise, dysphagia assessment and treatment

Primary outcomes

  1. Quality of life

    Time frame: up to 6 months

    EuroQol (EQ-5D) is a questionnaire with five questions to be answered in three categories. The five questions deal of movement, self-care, usual activities, pain / discomfort and anxiety / depression and any problems with this

Secondary outcomes

  1. Nutritional status

    Time frame: up to 6 months

    Assessment of weight

  2. Hand grip strength

    Time frame: up to 6 months

    Residents and clients hand grip strength is determined using the dynamometer The dynamometer consists of a narrow handle with two strings as the older must squeezing so hard, they manage three times. The highest value will be used.

  3. Costs

    Time frame: up to 6 months

    Here is used information on additional costs of nutrition efforts, which on the one hand involves all costs associated with the effort, while on the other hand also be seen on the savings that can be attached to the outcome of the effort. Since the purpose is to illustrate the cost-effectiveness, the net profit on the cost side is also compared with the effect of nutritional intervention in terms of improved quality of life, and hence would be able to shed light on efforts from both resource use and a health effect

  4. Activities of Daily Living and cognitive performance

    Time frame: up to 6 months

    Data is collected by Means of the resident assessment instrument

  5. physical strength

    Time frame: up to 6 months

    30 seconds chair stand is used

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev

Other

Registry information

Acronym: CES

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jun 10, 2013
Registry last updated
Dec 21, 2022

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