Impact of the Time of Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) Consumption on Daily Alimentary Intakes of Malnourished Elderly

NCT01261663 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: I09017
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 48
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Malnutrition is a severe comorbidity in hospitalised patients, especially in elderly. The consumption of Oral Nutritional Supplements (NOS) is one of several tools for fighting against malnutrition. Their use is easy, and framed by recent French recommendations suggesting to propose NOS at end of meals or as snacking . Nevertheless, there is no scientific data to affirm which is the best of these two hypothesis in elderly hospitalised in Long Term Care Unit(LTCU) . Moreover, a preliminary survey of NOS consumption in LTCU in Limoges university hospital showed some problems about the mode of supplying NOS, partially linked with an insufficiency for paramedical staff in realizing importance of NOS. However, the effect of time of supplying NOS on total food consumption had not been evaluated in this first study. The new one will include 48 malnourished elderly patients in two LTCU and having a prescription of NOS. They will receive them at the same quantity during the whole study either firstly at end of meals (10 days) and secondly as snackings (10 days), or conversely. Order of choice will be randomised. Total daily alimentary intakes will be noted by paramedical staff of the two units, and translated by dieticians in daily energy, protein, carbohydrates and lipids intakes. The time of supplying NOS will be confronted with these intakes, in order to precise the best one.

Conditions

Malnutrition in the Elderly

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Total daily alimentary intakes

  daily, for 20 consecutive days

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Protein, carbohydrates and lipids intakes

  daily, for 20 consecutive days

Study Arms (1)

NOS intake either at end of meals or as snackings.

Other: oral nutritional energy and protein enriched supplement (NOS)

Interventions

oral nutritional energy and protein enriched supplement (NOS) OTHER

NOS intake either at end of meals or as snackings.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 70 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Malnourished elderly (age \>=70 y) hospitalised in long term care unit (LTCU)having a NOS medical prescription

You may qualify if:

• Malnourished elderly (age \>=70 y) hospitalised in LTCU
• having a NOS medical prescription o

You may not qualify if:

• Non malnourished patients in LTCU,
• age \<70.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Limoges: lead

Study Sites (1)

Unité de Nutrition - Service hépato-gastro-entérologie

Limoges, 87000, France

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CROSSOVER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2010
• First Posted: December 16, 2010
• Study Start: January 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2013
• Study Completion: June 1, 2014
• Last Updated: November 6, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-11

Locations

FR (1)