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Effects of a Nutritional Supplementation on the Functional Status of Frail Elders With Low Socioeconomic Status (SES)

NCT01404299 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 87

Last updated 2012-01-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether protein-energy nutritional supplementation improves geriatric function in community-dwelling frail older adults of low socioeconomic status.

Conditions

  • Frail

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Nutritional Supplementation

\- Providing two 200mL per day of commercial liquid formula cans for 12 weeks (additional 400kal of energy, 25g of protein, 9.4g of essential amino acids (60.2% leucine), 400mL of water, and micronutrients per day)

OTHER

Control

\- No intervention, except monthly home visits

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gangbuk-gu Community Health Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Chang-O Kim, M.D, MSW · Department of District Health Care Service, Gangbuk-gu Community Health Center, Republic of Korea

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-08-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2012-01-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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