An Innovative Rehabilitating Meals-on-wheels Service for Frail Old People
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The aim of the project is to assess the beneficial effect of offering frail old people a targeted meals-on-wheels service in 8 weeks in a randomized controlled trial
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 Mar 2019
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 18, 2019
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 19, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 26, 2019
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2020
CompletedJune 9, 2020
June 1, 2020
10 months
March 19, 2019
June 7, 2020
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
EuroQoL (EQ-5D-5l)
(EQ-5D-3L) is a standardized instrument for use as a measure of health outcome. The EQ-5D-5L descriptive system comprises the following 5 dimensions (5D): mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has 5 levels (5L): from no problems (1 point), to extreme problems (5 points).
change after 8 weeks
readmissions
measuring prevalence of hospital admissions within 30 days
after 30 days
protein intake
assessment of dietary intake of protein by means of a 24 hour recall
change after 8 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (6)
physical function
change after 8 weeks
Satisfaction with food-related quality of life questionnaire (SWFL)
change after 8 weeks
Food related functional ability questionnaire (scale)
change after 8 weeks
Meal quality questionnaire
change after 8 weeks
Compliance
after 8 weeks
- +1 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
rehabilitating meals-on-wheels service
EXPERIMENTALthe intervention group will for 8 weeks receive a rehabilitating meals-on-wheels service
Usual care
NO INTERVENTIONthe control group will receive usual care
Interventions
the meals-on-wheels service will be specifically targeted for old people discharged from hospital, receiving exercise rehabilitation in the municipality or already receiving meals-on-wheels
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- + year,
- able to speak and understand Danish.
- has accepted to participate
- Is discharged from hospital, or
- is referred to exercise rehabilitation in the municipality or
- is receiving meals-on-wheels
You may not qualify if:
- terminal disease,
- living in a nursing home,
- receives a specific diet (e.g. diabetes, dysphagia, vegetarian or vegan)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Municipality of Albertslund
Albertslund, 2620, Denmark
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Anne Marie Beck, PhD
University College Copenhagen
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- senior associate professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 19, 2019
First Posted
March 26, 2019
Study Start
March 18, 2019
Primary Completion
December 31, 2019
Study Completion
March 1, 2020
Last Updated
June 9, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-06