An Innovative Rehabilitating Meals-on-wheels Service for Frail Old People

NCT ID: NCT03889184

Last Updated: 2020-06-09

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

76 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-03-18

Study Completion Date

2020-03-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of the project is to assess the beneficial effect of offering frail old people a targeted meals-on-wheels service in 8 weeks in a randomized controlled trial

Detailed Description

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The aim of the project is to assess the beneficial effect of offering frail old people a targeted meals-on-wheels service in 8 weeks in a randomized controlled trial. The target group is, respectively old people discharged from an hospital stay, old people referred for exercise rehabilitation in the municipality and old people already receiving meals-on-wheels

Conditions

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Undernutrition Rehabilitation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized study
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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rehabilitating meals-on-wheels service

the intervention group will for 8 weeks receive a rehabilitating meals-on-wheels service

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

rehabilitating meals-on-wheels service

Intervention Type OTHER

the meals-on-wheels service will be specifically targeted for old people discharged from hospital, receiving exercise rehabilitation in the municipality or already receiving meals-on-wheels

Usual care

the control group will receive usual care

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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rehabilitating meals-on-wheels service

the meals-on-wheels service will be specifically targeted for old people discharged from hospital, receiving exercise rehabilitation in the municipality or already receiving meals-on-wheels

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 65+ year,
* able to speak and understand Danish.
* has accepted to participate
* Is discharged from hospital, or
* is referred to exercise rehabilitation in the municipality or
* is receiving meals-on-wheels

Exclusion Criteria

* terminal disease,
* living in a nursing home,
* receives a specific diet (e.g. diabetes, dysphagia, vegetarian or vegan)
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Copenhagen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anne Marie Beck

senior associate professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Anne Marie Beck, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University College Copenhagen

Locations

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Municipality of Albertslund

Albertslund, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Other Identifiers

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DGK

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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