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No-commercial Enteral Diet for Patients in Home Nutritional Therapy: Effects on Anthropometric and Biochemical Indices

NCT02314130 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2014-12-11

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Summary

The objective is to evaluate the effect of no-commercial enteral diet for patients in home nutritional therapy in anthropometric and biochemical indices comparing to patients using commercial enteral diets.

Conditions

  • Malnutrition

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Dietary therapy

A enteral diet formulation was developed to meet dietary requirements of adult patients. The formulation was standarized in household measures so that caregivers would prepare it and delivered it at the patients' home. Anthropometric measurements and blood samples were taken at baseline and at the end of the intervention which lasted four months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of São Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tania Morais, PhD · Federal of University of Sao Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-04-30
Completion
2011-04-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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