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Effectiveness of Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) in a Meals-on-Wheels Population

NCT00933153 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 91

Last updated 2014-06-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Researchers will measure weight, height, hand grip strength and quality of life information of Meals on Wheels (MOW) clients who are considered to have nutrition problems. Participants will randomly be put into a group that receives either typical meals from Meals on Wheels or Ensure Plus supplements with their meals. Three months later the same data will be collected again. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of providing oral nutritional supplements (ONS) to MOW clients with or at risk of malnutrition on nutritional status over a 3-month period.

Conditions

  • Elderly
  • Malnutrition

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Ensure Plus

Ensure plus supplement with meals

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Meals on Wheels

Two Meals on Wheels twice daily

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Abbott

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Texas Christian University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gina J Hill, PhD · Texas Christian University

  • Sherry Simon, BS · Meals on Wheels Inc. of Tarrant County

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-10-31
Completion
2011-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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