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Nutritional Status and Medication Treatment in Home-dwelling Older Adults

NCT04229238 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2020-01-18

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Summary

The project "Nutrition and Medication management in home-dwelling older adults" consist of two separate studies witch are described in the same study protocol. This is the first study in this Project. The second study is described separately; Identification: 2017/12883-2

Malnutrition is common in older adults. The causes are many and include adverse drug effects. Loss of appetite, nausea, or dry mouth are adverse drug effects, which may contribute to malnutrition. Knowledge about possible relations between drug treatment and nutritional status is scarce.

The objectives of the project is to describe nutritional status, drug treatment and the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medication in home-dwelling elderly receiving home care service in two Norwegian municipalities.

Conditions

  • Malnutrition
  • Aged
  • Polypharmacy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Norwegian Research Fund for General Practice

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Oslo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jørund Straand, professor · Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Norway

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-10
Primary Completion
2020-09-30
Completion
2020-09-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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