The Undernourished Patient: Prevention and Treatment

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a nutrition intervention during a rehabilitation stay followed by nutritional advice after discharge, can improve the nutritional status of the patients after 3 months.

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Key information

Conditions

Weight Loss Body Weight Body Weight Changes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Godthaab rehabilitation center

Bekkestua, 1356, Norway

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

In risk of undernutrition or undernourished according to the screening tool NRS-2002, score 3 or above.
Living in Oslo, Bærum or Asker municipality.
Must be able to cooperate.

Exclusion criteria

Unwilling to participate
Less than 12 months life expectancy

Treatment and study plan

Nutritional Support

Dietary Supplement

Nutritional support and counseling

Primary outcomes

Body weight change

Time frame: Baseline and 3 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Oslo

Other

Collaborators

Godthaab rehabilitation centre

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Jun 29, 2012
Registry last updated: Sep 19, 2017

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