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NCT Number: NCT01473706

Validation of a Nutrition Screening Tool

The purpose of this study is to compare the accuracy of a new consumer nutrition screening tool to an established and validated nutrition screening tool currently completed by healthcare practitioners.

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Key information

Conditions

Malnutrition Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Kantar Health

New York, 10010, United States

About this study

The main objective of the study is to determine the accuracy of the self-administered consumer Mini Nutritional Assessment by comparing the level of agreement in the categorization of nutritional status between the self-administered Mini Nutritional Assessment and a validated nutrition screening tool in a population aged 65 and older.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Consumer
  • Age ≥ 65 years
  • Employed part-time, unemployed, retired, full-time homemaker
  • English speaking
  • Caregiver of Consumer
  • Family, relative, friend, professional caregiver of an individual age ≥ 65 years
  • Lives with individual aged ≥ 65 years OR Visits individual aged ≥ 65 years five or more days a week
  • Makes decisions or has strong influence on the individual aged ≥ 65 years' diet and medical needs.
  • English speaking

Exclusion criteria

  • Consumer

-- Full time employment

Treatment and study plan

Consumer Mini Nutritional Assessment

Other

A 11 question, self administered nutrition screening tool. The consumer and their caregiver will complete the consumer version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment. A healthcare professional will then meet with the consumer and complete a nutrition screening with utilizing a validated nutrition screening tool.

Primary outcomes

  1. Sensitivity and the specificity (in percent) of the consumer version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment versus a validated nutrition screening tool

    Time frame: Within a one hour visit

Secondary outcomes

  1. Ability of the consumer version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment to predict the accuracy of the nutrition status classifications (normal nutritional status, at risk of malnutrition & malnourished)

    Time frame: Within a one hour visit

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Mini Nutritional Assessment: Consumer Validation

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Nov 17, 2011
Registry last updated
Jul 17, 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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