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Nutritional Intervention in a Cross-sector Model for the Rehabilitation of Geriatric Patients

NCT01776762 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2022-12-21

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Summary

Based on an established Follow-home-programme offered at discharge from hospital the aim of this study is to test a model of how nutritional intervention in elderly patients can be systematized and quality assured in the transition between sectors. Furthermore the aim is to demonstrate that this model has a positive effect on the functioning and well-being of the elderly patient.

The purpose of the Follow-home-programme is to facilitate the transition of the elderly patient between hospital and private home in order to follow-up on any medical, nursing- or retraining-related intervention necessary to the rehabilitation of the patient. However this offer does not focus on nutrition in particular. This is a problem as many elderly patients are known to develop a poor nutritional status due to low appetite, disease etc. Our hypothesis is that adding a systematic nutritional focus to the Follow-home intervention programme will promote the rehabilitation of the elderly patient further.

The nutritional intervention in our study will focus on improving energy- and protein intake and we will measure the effect on the patient's functional abilities, quality of life and rate of hospital readmissions. The intervention model will be based on individualized nutritional counselling by a registered dietician in the patients home.

Conditions

  • Malnutrition

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Individual nutritional therapy

Individual nutritional therapy provided by registered dietician by means of three Home-visits

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christian Bitz, Cand Scient · Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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