Implementation of Nutritional Guidelines and Effects in Nursing Home Residents
Clinical Outcome in Nursing Home Residents After Implementation of Nutritional Guidelines
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to examine two implementation strategies (external facilitation and educational outreach visit) when introducing nutritional guidelines in the elderly care setting and to evaluate the results of the implementation by clinical outcome measures of the nursing home residents. The hypothesis is that the residents affected by the external facilitation strategy will stay stable in the measured clinical outcomes, while the residents influenced by the educational outreach visit will deteriorate during the implementation process.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started May 2009
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2009
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 21, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 23, 2013
CompletedMay 23, 2013
May 1, 2013
2.1 years
May 21, 2013
May 22, 2013
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Nutritional status
Nutritional status is assessed with the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form tool
2 years
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Functional status
2 years
Cognitive status
2 years
Health-related Quality of Life
2 years
Other Outcomes (2)
Biochemical markers
2 years
Morbidity
2 years
Study Arms (2)
External facilitator
EXPERIMENTALThe external facilitation is a one year multifaceted intervention, including support, guidance, practice audit and feedback, training targeted to a team of practitioners involving the unit manager, the nurses and diet aides at the nursing home. The facilitator is a researcher and dietician.
Educational outreach visit
ACTIVE COMPARATORThe outreach visit is a three hour lecture about the nutritional guidelines targeted to a team of practitioners including the unit manager, the nurses and diet aides at the nursing home. The trained person giving the lecture is a researcher and dietician.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- age of 65 or older
- nursing home resident
- persons who manage the examination methods (interviews and blood samples)
You may not qualify if:
- \- persons in terminal stage of life
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Uppsala University
Uppsala, Uppsala County, 75185, Sweden
Related Publications (1)
Torma J, Winblad U, Saletti A, Cederholm T. Strategies to implement community guidelines on nutrition and their long-term clinical effects in nursing home residents. J Nutr Health Aging. 2015 Jan;19(1):70-6. doi: 10.1007/s12603-014-0522-4.
PMID: 25560819DERIVED
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Tommy Cederholm, Prof
Uppsala University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 21, 2013
First Posted
May 23, 2013
Study Start
May 1, 2009
Primary Completion
June 1, 2011
Study Completion
June 1, 2011
Last Updated
May 23, 2013
Record last verified: 2013-05