Effectiveness of Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) in a Meals-on-Wheels Population

June 12, 2014 updated by: Gina Hill, Texas Christian University

Validation of the Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST) and Effectiveness of Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) on Weight, Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in a Meals-on-Wheels Population

Researchers will measure weight, height, hand grip strength and quality of life information of Meals on Wheels (MOW) clients who are considered to have nutrition problems. Participants will randomly be put into a group that receives either typical meals from Meals on Wheels or Ensure Plus supplements with their meals. Three months later the same data will be collected again. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of providing oral nutritional supplements (ONS) to MOW clients with or at risk of malnutrition on nutritional status over a 3-month period.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

While it is well known that older adults are at increased nutritional risk and that nutrition intervention, such as oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) is beneficial in this population, there is limited research on the effect of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) in the Meals on Wheels population. This prospective randomized controlled trial will determine the effectiveness of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) in addition to daily meals from Meals on Wheels on weight status, hand grip strength, quality of life, and malnutrition screening scores in MOW clients with or at-risk of malnutrition over a 3-month study period.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

91

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104
        • Meals on Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participant is Meals on Wheels Inc. of Tarrant County client.
  • Participant is 60 years of age or older.
  • Participant is identified as medium or high risk of malnutrition as defined by the MST (Medium Risk MST score =2-3 or High Risk MST score =4-5).
  • Participant is willing and/or able to consume oral nutritional supplements (ONS).
  • Participant provides written informed consent to participate in the study.
  • Participant provides authorization to use and/or disclose personal and/or health data.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient cannot safely consume an oral nutritional supplement (ONS).

    • Example Patient has active gastrointestinal disease (e.g., intestinal obstruction, inflammatory bowel disease, ischemic colitis, diverticulitis, irritable bowel disease, pancreatitis).
  • Patient has Diabetes mellitus.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Meals on Wheels
Participants will receive two meals daily from Meals on Wheels.
Dietary supplement: Meals on Wheels
Two Meals on Wheels twice daily
Experimental: Meals on Wheels + Ensure Plus supplement
Participants will receive two meals from Meals on Wheels daily plus Ensure Plus supplements with meals.
Dietary supplement: Meals on Wheels
Two Meals on Wheels twice daily
Dietary supplement: Ensure Plus
Ensure plus supplement with meals

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Texas Christian University

Collaborators

Abbott

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Gina J Hill, PhD, Texas Christian University
  • Study Director: Sherry Simon, BS, Meals on Wheels Inc. of Tarrant County

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 2, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 6, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

July 7, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 13, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 12, 2014

Last Verified

June 1, 2014

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • TCUMOW1

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