Micronutrient and Malnourished Elderly

Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)67 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the micronutrient status of malnourished elderly after oral nutritional supplementation.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Malnourished Elderly

Interventions

Oral nutritional supplement : Renutryl® BoosterDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 70 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age : above or equal to 70 years AND : * Weight loss above or equal to 5% in one month * OR weight loss above or equal to 10% in 6 months * OR BMI between 18 and 21 * OR albuminaemia between 30 and 35 g/L * OR MNA-SF less or equal to 7 Exclusion Criteria: * Severe malnutrition * Contraindication to oral nutrition * Severe pathologies * Inflammatory syndrome (CRP \> 30 mg/L) * Severe dementia (Mini Mental Score \< 10)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change from baseline in micronutrients status after 28 days

Biological analyses of micronutrient

Time frame: 28 days

Secondary Outcomes

Nutritional status

Weight, albumin, transthyretin, CRP, Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Form (MNA-SF)

Time frame: 28 days

Body composition

Impedance measurement

Time frame: 28 days

Compliance

Compliance measured by bottle weight before and after consumption

Time frame: 28 days

Autonomy

"Get up and go" test

Time frame: 28 fays

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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