Abstract: Studies demonstrate that the use of nutritional supplements containing beta-glucans stimulates the immune system, modulates inflammatory activity, and promotes so-called immune training. Beta-glucans are prebiotics that stimulate the growth and activity of gastrointestinal microbiota and inhibit pathogen growth. Nutritional intervention is crucial for patients\' positive evolution, and providing a supplement with highly bioavailable nutrients can make a difference in their nutritional, metabolic, and immune status. Therefore, the study aims to verify the effectiveness of the innate and adaptive immune response to a nutritionally balanced fermented food, containing oral or enteral beta-glucans, in patients treated at 3 Emergency Care Units in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. This is a prospective randomized study with a characteristic design involving patients treated in the medical wards of 3 Emergency Care Unit. The following assessments will be conducted: Global Subjective Assessment for adults and Mini Nutritional Assessment for the elderly, Sociodemographic, and Laboratory Evaluation.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
44
intervention with fermented and nutritionally balanced food twice a day
length of hospital stay
Time frame: during hospitalization
need for readmission
Time frame: up to 24 weeks
need for ICU
Time frame: up to 24 weeks
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