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Nutritional Intake of "Finger-food" on Elderly People in Seniors's Resident

NCT02925728 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 47

Last updated 2024-08-15

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Summary

The undernourishment and the prevention of its risk at the elderly person in seniors's resident represent a major issue in public health. The diagnosis of undernourishment and its risk are systematically recommended in these structures where the nutrition of these people is a problem because often inappropriate for their capacities of prehension and consequently for their nutritional needs. One of the solutions to remedy can be found in the " finger-food ".

The study FIFO ("Finger-Food") suggests verifying the hypothesis which the finger-food would allow to increase the nutritional intake of the resident who have disorders of the prehension and\\or requiring a nutritional stimulation and\\or require an help to the preparation of the meal.

Conditions

  • Nutritive Value

Interventions

OTHER

Finger-Food

Finger-Food at lunch and having diner

OTHER

Without Finger-Food

Without finger-food

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-02-07
Primary Completion
2017-09-25
Completion
2017-09-25

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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