Nutritional Intake of "Finger-food" on Elderly People in Seniors's Resident

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

47 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-02-07

Study Completion Date

2017-09-25

Brief Summary

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The undernourishment and the prevention of its risk at the elderly person in seniors's resident represent a major issue in public health. The diagnosis of undernourishment and its risk are systematically recommended in these structures where the nutrition of these people is a problem because often inappropriate for their capacities of prehension and consequently for their nutritional needs. One of the solutions to remedy can be found in the " finger-food ".

The study FIFO ("Finger-Food") suggests verifying the hypothesis which the finger-food would allow to increase the nutritional intake of the resident who have disorders of the prehension and\\or requiring a nutritional stimulation and\\or require an help to the preparation of the meal.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Nutritive Value

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Nutrition with Finger-Food

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Finger-Food

Intervention Type OTHER

Finger-Food at lunch and having diner

Nutrition without Finger-Food

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Without Finger-Food

Intervention Type OTHER

Without finger-food

Interventions

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Finger-Food

Finger-Food at lunch and having diner

Intervention Type OTHER

Without Finger-Food

Without finger-food

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Residents institutionalized in seniors's resident for 3 months at least
* Residents in disability to feed single-handedly because of cognitive and/or physical disorders
* Having at least use of a hand
* Do not opposing the participation in the study or information and not opposition of the family / close to confidence / legal guardian in case of resident in incapacity to understand (senility, insanity)