Extending the Validation of SCREEN to Persons Living With Dementia or in Retirement Homes

NCT04675229 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ORE#42827
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 326
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Older adults (≥ 55 years) who do not eat enough nutritious food are at risk of malnutrition. Malnutrition can lead to frailty, hospitalization, poor quality of life, and death. SCREEN (Seniors in the Community Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition) is the leading nutrition risk screening tool for cognitively well older adults living in the community. The purpose of this study is to determine if SCREEN can be used to find nutrition risk among older adults diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or dementia (i.e., MCI-D) or those with a MoCA \< 26 living in the community and persons living in retirement homes. SCREEN and other nutrition and health measures will be completed in 600 older adults (300 living in retirement homes with or without MCI-D, and 300 living with MCI-D in the community). SCREEN will be completed twice to determine reliability, and persons with MCI-D will have their results compared to those of a caregiver who completes it on their behalf. A dietitian's assessment and rating of nutrition risk will be used as the gold-standard to determine validity.

Conditions

Malnutrition; Nutrition Poor; Dementia

Keywords

nutrition risk; dementia; retirement; validity; reliability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Validity of SCREEN

  Comparison of SCREEN to a dietitian's assessment

  3 years

• Reliability of SCREEN

  Test-retest reliability

  3 years

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 55 Years+
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Persons living with diagnosed dementia Persons with subjective complaint for memory and MoCA \< 26 Persons living in a retirement home

You may qualify if:

• years of age or older
• potential participants with MCI-D will have a caregiver who either lives with the participant or is in daily contact OR
• potential participants have subjective complaint - MoCA used to confirm cogntive change OR
• Retirement home participants will have lived in their residence for a minimum of 3 months
• read and communicate in English
• provide written consent or assent for persons MCI-D; caregiver written consent required if participant with cognitive change unable to provide

You may not qualify if:

• living in a nursing home
• do not speak or read English
• live outside of the geographic boundaries of this study (i.e., \> 45 km from Kitchener/Waterloo or London).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Waterloo: lead
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Heather Keller

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Malnutrition; Dementia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurocognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Heather Keller

  U Waterloo

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2020
• First Posted: December 19, 2020
• Study Start: September 25, 2022
• Primary Completion: August 31, 2025
• Study Completion: August 31, 2025
• Last Updated: April 28, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF, CSR
• Time Frame: 2025- 2035
• Access Criteria: University research

Locations

CA (1)