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Improvement of Nutritional Status in Elderly Residents of Long-term Facilities

NCT00873717 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 114

Last updated 2012-07-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Elderly persons in long-term facilities often have denutrition, associated with a bad oral and dental status. Yet, many elderly persons don't attend dentist care and when they have dental prothesis, do not often use them during meals. The impact of a rehabilitation of dental function on their nutritional status has not been proven.

The objective of this study is to assess the impact of 2 strategies aimed to restore a good nutritional status, among patients with slight denutrition.

Conditions

  • Nutrition Disorders

Interventions

OTHER

Dentary

cleaning-up of oral cavity, with trimestrial dental and oral check-up with counseling for appropriate care (if needed).

OTHER

Nutrition

control of the administration of dietary prescriptions, incitement to eat.

OTHER

Dentary + Nutrition

trimestrial follow-up of patients and counseling for appropriate care (if needed), in order to restore a minimum masticatory function, associated with particular focus on the realization of daily oral wash. associated with control of the administration of dietary prescriptions, incitement to eat.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Philippe CHARRU, MD · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

  • Marysette FOLLIGUET, DDS · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-01-31
Primary Completion
2012-07-31
Completion
2012-07-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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