Effects of Nutritional Supplementation and Dietary Advice in Elderly Patients After Hospital Discharge.

Uppsala University671 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of nutritional therapy in elderly malnourished patients. The hypothesises are that nutritional supplementation and dietary advice alone or in combination affects mortality, quality of life and health-care consumption after six month of treatment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

671

Conditions

Malnutrition

Interventions

Nutritional supplementation with a liquid formulaDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

The patient consumes 400 kcal from a liquid supplementation formula

Dietary adviceOTHER

The patient receives dietary advice for one hour during the hospital stay.

Combination of supplement and dietary adviceOTHER

The patient receives dietary advice for one hour during the hospital stay and consumes 400 kcal from liquid supplementation formula for six month after discharge.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * ≥65 years old * Admitted to one of the participating wards during the recruitment period Exclusion Criteria: * Well-nourished * No consent to participate * Not able to communicate * Not able to understand swedish * Presumed life-expectancy \<1 year * Already receiving nutritional therapy including dietary advice, supplements, tube-feeding or parenteral nutrition * Dietary restrictions due to illness or disease inconsistent with the intervention * Impaired cognitive function or dementia * Body mass index ≥35 * Living in old peoples homes, sheltered housing, institution, service flats or nursing homes * Participant in a study evaluating differences in 3-year mortality between well-nourished patients, patients at risk of malnutrition and malnourished patients

Locations (5)

Falu lasarett

Falun, Dalarna County, Sweden

Mälarsjukhuset in Eskilstuna

Eskilstuna, Sörmland, Sweden

Nyköpings lasarett

Nyköping, Sörmland, Sweden

Akademiska sjukhuset

Uppsala, Uppland, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

All cause mortality

Time frame: Six months, one year, three years

Secondary Outcomes

Health-related quality of life

Time frame: Six months, one year, three years

Health-care consumption

Time frame: Six months, one year, three years

Function in activities in daily life

Time frame: Six months, one year, three years

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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