Making the Most of Mealtimes Determinants of Food Intake (M3)

February 1, 2019 updated by: Heather Keller, University of Waterloo

Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3): Determinants of Food Intake in Long Term Care

M3 is a multi-site cross sectional study. Data were collected form 640 residents in 32 homes in Canada. The primary purpose of this study was to identify food intake in residents and compare this to recommendations, as well as determine influential determinants of food intake.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

This cross-sectional study has collected in-depth data at the resident, dining room, staff, and home level, focused on determinants of food intake. Dietary intake is based on three non-consecutive days of weighed and estimated food intake. Oral health and dyshphagia risk are assessed. Person directed care practices, mealtime environments and home level variables of food cost, production and delivery are ascertained.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

640

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

65 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants were residents in long term care. Eligible residents were medically stable, living in the selected units from the participating homes. They had to be reside in the home for more than 1 month and not be on tube feeding or be considered at the end of life.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • medically stable living in selected units, residing in home for more than one month consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

  • considered end of life by staff; tube feeding

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

  • Observational Models: Other
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Malnutrition
Time Frame: 1 month
Subjective Global Assessment
1 month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Waterloo

Collaborators

University of Manitoba
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
University of Alberta
Universite de Moncton

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Heather Keller, PhD, University of Waterloo

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 7, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 9, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

June 15, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 5, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 1, 2019

Last Verified

February 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 20056

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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