NCT00114582

Brief Summary

Optimizing the social and physical ambiance during mealtimes in Dutch nursing homes: implementation and evaluation of the effect with respect to quality of life, nutritional status and physical performance.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
120

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Apr 2002

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

April 1, 2002

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2003

Completed
1.5 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 15, 2005

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 16, 2005

Completed
Last Updated

February 13, 2009

Status Verified

February 1, 2009

First QC Date

June 15, 2005

Last Update Submit

February 12, 2009

Conditions

Malnutrition

Keywords

family style dinnerquality of lifenutritional statusnursing home residents

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

  • Nutritional status

  • Quality of life

  • Physical performance

Interventions

family style dinnerPROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Age40 Years+
Sexall
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Nursing home residents with a chronic somatic disease and long term care

You may not qualify if:

  • Residents were excluded when they were in a terminal phase of a disease, had total parenteral feeding or were not able to give informed consent due to their physical or mental condition.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Wageningen University

Wageningen, Gelderland, 6700 EV, Netherlands

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Mathey MF, Vanneste VG, de Graaf C, de Groot LC, van Staveren WA. Health effect of improved meal ambiance in a Dutch nursing home: a 1-year intervention study. Prev Med. 2001 May;32(5):416-23. doi: 10.1006/pmed.2001.0816.

    PMID: 11330991BACKGROUND

  • Nijs K, Vanneste V, de Graaf K, van Staveren W. [Project models to improve the ambiance during meal times in Dutch nursing homes: incentives and barriers for implementation]. Tijdschr Gerontol Geriatr. 2003 Dec;34(6):246-53. Dutch.

    PMID: 15007956BACKGROUND

  • Nijs KA, de Graaf C, Kok FJ, van Staveren WA. Effect of family style mealtimes on quality of life, physical performance, and body weight of nursing home residents: cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2006 May 20;332(7551):1180-4. doi: 10.1136/bmj.38825.401181.7C. Epub 2006 May 5.

    PMID: 16679331RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Malnutrition

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 15, 2005

First Posted

June 16, 2005

Study Start

April 1, 2002

Study Completion

December 1, 2003

Last Updated

February 13, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-02

Locations

NL(1)