Development of Sustainable Eating Pattern to Limit Malnutrition in Older Adults
NCT ID: NCT05853874
Last Updated: 2023-05-11
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
128 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-01-31
2026-01-31
Brief Summary
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The SENIOR RCT aim to evaluate the efficacy of a 6 months nutrition protocol intervention compared to hospital standard care on malnourished older adults. Physical and nutritional status will be evaluated through anthropometric measures, blood exams and physical performance. In addition, the individual health perception will be evaluated.
It is expected to find an improvements of the physical and nutritional status.
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Detailed Description
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The primary objective of the SENIOR RCT is the evaluation of the efficacy of a 6 months sustainable nutrition protocol on malnourished older adults participants (diagnosed with the most recent GLIM criteria) in comparison to the hospital standard of care.
Therefore, the primary endpoint is the improvement of the nutritional status between pre- and post-intervention between experimental and control group measuring the change of body weight and strength (handgrip).
Secondary objectives are the change pre- and post-intervention between experimental and control group for blood biomarkers, dietary habits, quality of life and evaluation of sarcopenia.
Secondary endpoints are the change pre- and post-intervention between experimental and control group for blood biomarkers, MEDI-LITE score, SF-12, diet composition, phase angle and gait speed.
Participants of this study are older adults over 65 previously enrolled in the SENIOR cross-sectional study and willing to participate to the RCT phase or new enrolled patients from the two hospitals in according to the eligible criteria. Malnutrition will be diagnosed according to GLIM criteria, using Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) as screening tool.
The experimental group at the baseline will receive a nutritional assessment followed by the elaboration of a sustainable and personalized nutritional protocol by qualified dietitians. The intervention will last 6 months with a monthly evaluation of the dietary consumption of the previous 24 hour (recall-24h), followed by a final follow-up after additional 6 months.
For both groups at the baseline will be measured blood biomarkers, anthropometric variables, Mediterranean diet adherence, quality of life, strength (handgrip) and locomotion (gait speed). At 3 months weight and strength will be evaluated. At 6- and 12-months baseline measurements will be repeated except for the nutritional assessment.
Dietary habits will be evaluated through a Mediterranean diet questionnaire (MEDI-LITE), while quality of life will be measured with Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) questionnaire. Anthropometric variables include weight, height (knee height and demi-span), waist circumference, and body composition (BIA). In addition, strength (handgrip) and locomotion (gait speed) will be evaluated. Strength (handgrip), Appendicular Skeletal Mass (ASM) and locomotion (gait speed) are necessary to diagnose sarcopenia according to the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People 2 (EWGSOP2) consensus. Malnutrition will be evaluated again at 6 months.
Blood analysis will be carried out on a subgroup to evaluate the participants' inflammatory, nutritional and clinical status.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Nutritional intervention
Nutritional intervention consist in a macro- and micronutrients balanced nutritional protocol with a focus on sustainability and personalized according to the individual malnutrition severity. In particular, an adequate coverage of energy, protein and water requirements will be guaranteed according to Italian reference values (LARN) and European (ESPEN) guidelines.
In light of the scientific literature and the principal issues founding in malnourished older people, the proposed nutritional protocol will provide an adequate and sustainable consumption of animal and vegetable proteins and an appropriate water intake.
The nutritional intervention will be carried out by a qualified staff.
Nutrition intervention (dietary protocol)
The nutrition intervention sought to improve participants' overall diet quality, taking into account a sufficient intake of carbohydrates, lipids, fibres and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), promoting proper fruits and vegetables consumption and variety. About water intake, considering the high dehydration risk in older persons highlighted by the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) guidelines, its adequate consumption is recommended and encouraged.
Control
The control group receive the standard of care provided for malnutrition treatment by hospitals
Hospital standard of care
The standard clinical procedures following the malnutrition diagnoses will be implemented according to the routine of the two hospitals
Interventions
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Nutrition intervention (dietary protocol)
The nutrition intervention sought to improve participants' overall diet quality, taking into account a sufficient intake of carbohydrates, lipids, fibres and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals), promoting proper fruits and vegetables consumption and variety. About water intake, considering the high dehydration risk in older persons highlighted by the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) guidelines, its adequate consumption is recommended and encouraged.
Hospital standard of care
The standard clinical procedures following the malnutrition diagnoses will be implemented according to the routine of the two hospitals
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Admission to two Scientific Hospitalization and Treatment Institutions in Pavia, Italy
* Informed consent written and signed
* Malnutrition (GLIM diagnosis)
Exclusion Criteria
* Prior nutritional medical treatment
* Terminal disease
* History of gastric bypass, anorexia nervosa, liver failure
* Dementia or severe confusion (MMSE score\<24/30)
* Patients with tumor diagnosis not in remission and currently not treated with oncological therapy
* Patients with chronic or acute respiratory failure
* Barthel index score \< 70/100
65 Years
85 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri
OTHER
Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
OTHER
University of Pavia
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Hellas Cena
Pro-Rector for Third Mission; Professor of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition; Human Nutrition Researcher and Head of the Clinical Nutrition Laboratory
Principal Investigators
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Hellas Cena, Prof
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Laboratory of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition, Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia; Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Service, Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Pavia
Flavia Magri, Prof
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia and Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology; Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri IRCCS, Unit of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Pavia
Antonio Di Sabatino, Prof
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Internal Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pavia; Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Internal Medicine Unit, Pavia
Central Contacts
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Other Identifiers
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CUP: F13C22001210007
Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT
Identifier Source: secondary_id
22042023
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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