Nutritional and Physical Activities for Overweight and Obese Older Adults

Summary

This cluster randomized trial aims to test nutritional and physical activity interventions in older adults in nursing homes. The overall research question are:

o What are the effects of nutritional and physical activity interventions on muscle function and quality of life in older adults with overweight and obesity? Participants' data on body composition, physical function, and diseases will be collected. Furthermore, participants will be interviewed for a questionnaire on quality of life and nutritional intake.

Researchers will compare three intervention nursing homes with three control nursing homes to see if nutrition and physical interventions have on physical function and quality of life.

Conditions

• Overweight, Obesity and Other Hyperalimentation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Nutritional and physical interventions

The intervention is developed with a focus on nutritional needs and physical activities. The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) model is used to redefine issues and relevant actions together with residents, relatives, care staff, and nursing home management. The intervention will be developed based on new knowledge from sub-study 1, previous studies, practical experiences, the participant's experiences and wishes as well as the staff's experiences and wishes. Together they will form an implementation catalog, from here, the intervention nursing homes can select a relevant number of components, which will be tested and implemented in practice. The implementation duration is 6 months and the PDSA model is repeated at two-month intervals to strengthen and qualify the intervention. The PDSA model is known to the city's staff in advance and is additionally used in connection to continuing education. The Usual Care Group will continue the usual care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Odsherred, Denmark

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Copenhagen

  collaborator OTHER

• Herlev Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• University College Absalon

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Margit AD Aaslyng, Ph.D. · University College Absalon

• Inge Tetens, Professor · University of Copenhagen

• Anne Marie Beck, Master · Herlev and Gentofte University Hospital,Denmark

• Anja W Dynesen, Ph.D. · University College Absalon

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

60 Years

Max Age

110 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-03-01

Primary Completion

2024-04-30

Completion

2024-04-30

Countries

• Denmark

Study Locations