Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Nutrition Support Trial

University of Southampton85 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine the best form of dietary intervention to undernourished individuals with COPD. The research aims to test the null hypothesis that there is no difference between oral nutritional supplements and dietary advice.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Malnutrition

Interventions

Oral Nutritional Supplements (Fortisip)DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

These products are classified as non-medicinal, borderline substances, foods for special medical purposes. A range of commercially available liquid oral nutritional supplements (Fortisip) will be offered daily for a 3 month period.

Dietary AdviceOTHER

Standard dietary advice

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 50 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female * Age \>18 years * At risk of malnutrition * Competent to provide written informed consent and able to answer questions * Able to eat and drink * Willingness to take part in the trial and to follow the trial protocol * FEV1 \<80% predicted and FEV1/FVC \<0.7 Exclusion Criteria: * Requirement for tube or parenteral nutrition * Galactosemia * Receiving current oral nutritional supplementation * Palliative care * Chronic renal disease requiring dialysis * Liver failure * Malignancy * Participation in other studies * Bronchiectasis * Those already under the care of a dietitian

Locations (1)

Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust

Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The primary outcome measure is Quality of Life

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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