Finger Food, Pleasure at Your Fingertips: Randomized Pilot Study, Open-label and Parallel Groups
NCT ID: NCT05389098
Last Updated: 2025-11-24
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
30 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-08-03
2027-01-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The objective of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of implementing the finger food in care settings that could have a positive impact on the nutritional status of elderly people living in EHPAD.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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Experimental
eat-hands type food mode
Hand-Eating
eat-hands type food mode
Control
Usual food administration
Control
Usual eating mode
Interventions
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Hand-Eating
eat-hands type food mode
Control
Usual eating mode
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Presenting at least one of the following 3 criteria:
* Unintentional weight loss ≥ 5% in 1 month
* Involuntary weight loss ≥ 10% in 6 months or compared to the usual weight or compared to the weight at entry to the EHPAD
* Confirmed sarcopenia:
* Male (at least one of the 2 criteria):
* Dynamometer (kg): \< 27 AND calf circumference (cm): \< 31
* Impedancemetry: appendicular muscle mass index \< 20 kg OR appendicular muscle mass index \< 7 kg/m²
* Woman (at least one of the 2 criteria):
* Dynamometer (kg): \< 16 AND calf circumference (cm): \< 31
* Impedancemetry: appendicular muscle mass index \< 15 kg OR appendicular muscle mass index \< 5.5 kg/m²
* Loss of autonomy according to the Tully scale \< 12/18 with a score of 2 or 3 on the item "Able to bite, chew, swallow without making false routes"
* Person having given free, informed and express consent
* Person having an affiliation to a social security scheme
Exclusion Criteria
* Swallowing disorder having a contra-indication to the texture of hand-eating meals.
* Lack of motor skills in both hands
* Specific diet: pleasure diet, salt-free, sugar-free, fiber-free, artificial nutrition
* Wearer of a pacemaker
75 Years
120 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University Hospital, Tours
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Laura COUTON
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
CHU Tours
Laura COUTON
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
CHU Tours
Locations
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EHPAD " Val de Brenne " Site : Auzouer en Touraine
Château-Renault, , France
EHPAD L'ERMITAGE-CHU de TOURS
Tours, , France
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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06 71 39 79 32
Role: backup
Other Identifiers
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ID-RCB
Identifier Type: REGISTRY
Identifier Source: secondary_id
DR200176-PLAID
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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