Medical and Health Economic Benefit of Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) in Ambulant Patients

NCT02470013 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2019-02-04

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Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the benefit of a 3-month intervention with oral nutritional supplements (ONS) in older ambulant patients with reference to functional limitations and quality of life as well as the consumption of health care resources.

Conditions

  • Malnutrition

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Balanced, energy dense, moderate protein sip feed

2x 125 ml bottles (equiv. 600 kcal) of Fortimel Compact daily for 3 months in addition to normal eating habits

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Pfrimmer Nutricia GmbH, Erlangen , Germany

    collaborator INDUSTRY
  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kristina Norman, PD Dr. · Charite Research Group on Geriatrics

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-11-30
Primary Completion
2018-03-31
Completion
2018-07-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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