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Optimising Nutrition, Oral Health and Medication for Older Home Care Clients (NutOrMed)

NCT02214758 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2014-08-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of six month long nutritional and oral health intervention on nutritional status, oral health, functional performance and hospital admission/costs on older persons using home care services. Additionally, participants are interviewed at home regarding their drugs use and this information will be compared with medication information in electronic patient records.

Conditions

  • Nutrition, Oral Health

Interventions

OTHER

Nutrition and oral health interventions

On the basis of a blood test, Mini Nutritional Assessment, and nutritional anamnesis, the nutritionist developed a plan for individualised nutritional care and discussed with the participant and her/his nurse or family members. If the participants seemed unable to increase the energy and/or protein of their diet, daily complementary dietary drinks were recommended to them. After the dental hygienist interview and oral health examination, the participants in need were targeted for oral health intervention. The intervention included individualised instructions on either dental hygiene, denture hygiene, cleaning of the oral mucosa or for dry mouth. The participants were re-examined six months after the baseline interviews to evaluate the effectiveness of the interventions. Both the intervention and control groups had the same examinations as with the exception of the nutritional and oral health intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Eastern Finland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Irma Nykänen, PhD · University of Eastern Finland

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2014-06-30

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