Effects of Nutritional Supplementation and Dietary Advice in Elderly Patients After Hospital Discharge.
NCT ID: NCT01057914
Last Updated: 2020-11-10
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
671 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2010-02-28
2020-11-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
FACTORIAL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Supplemention
Nutritional supplementation with a liquid formula
The patient consumes 400 kcal from a liquid supplementation formula
Dietary advice
Dietary advice
The patient receives dietary advice for one hour during the hospital stay.
Combination treatment
Combination of supplement and dietary advice
The patient receives dietary advice for one hour during the hospital stay and consumes 400 kcal from liquid supplementation formula for six month after discharge.
Usual care
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Nutritional supplementation with a liquid formula
The patient consumes 400 kcal from a liquid supplementation formula
Dietary advice
The patient receives dietary advice for one hour during the hospital stay.
Combination of supplement and dietary advice
The patient receives dietary advice for one hour during the hospital stay and consumes 400 kcal from liquid supplementation formula for six month after discharge.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Admitted to one of the participating wards during the recruitment period
Exclusion Criteria
* No consent to participate
* Not able to communicate
* Not able to understand swedish
* Presumed life-expectancy \<1 year
* Already receiving nutritional therapy including dietary advice, supplements, tube-feeding or parenteral nutrition
* Dietary restrictions due to illness or disease inconsistent with the intervention
* Impaired cognitive function or dementia
* Body mass index ≥35
* Living in old peoples homes, sheltered housing, institution, service flats or nursing homes
* Participant in a study evaluating differences in 3-year mortality between well-nourished patients, patients at risk of malnutrition and malnourished patients
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Västmanland County Council, Sweden
OTHER_GOV
Uppsala University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Leif Bergkvist
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Centre for clinical research, Landstinget Västmanland/Uppsala University
Locations
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Falu lasarett
Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden
Mälarsjukhuset in Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna, Sörmland, Sweden
Nyköpings lasarett
Nyköping, Sörmland, Sweden
Akademiska sjukhuset
Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden
Västmanlands sjukhus Västerås
Västerås, Västmanland County, Sweden
Countries
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References
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Soderstrom L, Rosenblad A, Bergkvist L, Frid H, Thors Adolfsson E. Dietary advice and oral nutritional supplements do not increase survival in older malnourished adults: a multicentre randomised controlled trial. Ups J Med Sci. 2020 Aug;125(3):240-249. doi: 10.1080/03009734.2020.1751752. Epub 2020 May 2.
Other Identifiers
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LTV-69151
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id