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Preventing Loss of Weight, Fat Free Mass and Activities of Daily Living

NCT00373971 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 252

Last updated 2006-09-08

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Summary

Malnutrition of elder orthopaedic patients leads to weight loss and loss of fat free mass. Changes in the individual's nutritional status and body composition may adversely affect the patient's postoperative level of activity.

Aim. Thus, the purpose of the present study is to report changes in postoperative weight, FFM and functions vital to daily living in a group of elder orthopaedic patients that were actively involved in their nutritional care during the hospital stay.

Conditions

  • Hip Fracture
  • Arthrosis

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Involving the patients in their own nutritional care

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Aarhus

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Preben U Pedersen, phd

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1995-11-30
Completion
1998-07-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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