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The Nutritional Health for the Elderly Reference Centre Study (NHERC Study)

NCT03240952 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2020-04-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Elderly are at greater risk of dietary insufficiency due to age-related increases in nutrient requirements concomitant with a reduction in energy requirements, decreases in appetite and energy intake. Currently there is a gap in knowledge of the factors that are associated with malnutrition in the elderly in Singapore. In addition, there is no "reference" database on anthropometric measurements and biochemical indices for elderly with a range of nutrition status in Singapore. Thus, the objectives of this cross-sectional study are to examine factors influencing nutritional status and to determine the reference values for anthropometric and biochemical measurements related to nutritional status for community-dwelling elderly in Singapore.

Conditions

  • Malnutrition

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Changi General Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • SingHealth Polyclinics

    collaborator OTHER

  • Abbott Nutrition

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Siew Ling Tey, Ph.D. · Abbott Nutrition Research & Development

  • Samuel TH Chew, MB.BCh.BAO · Changi General Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
110 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-08-30
Primary Completion
2018-05-28
Completion
2018-07-26

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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