Elucidation of Sensory Characteristics and Food Preferences in the Elderly (AUPALESENS)

August 16, 2016 updated by: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Malnutrition is a frequent problem in persons older than 65 years: the prevalence of malnutrition can reach 25 to 29% in persons living at home who require help, figures vary between 19 and 38% for those living in institutions, and finally, the prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized elderly patients can reach 30 to 90%. A few studies have attempted to explain modifications in attitudes, behaviour, the frequency of meals or nutritional status in the elderly by a fall in chemosensory sensitivity The aim of this project is to test the hypothesis that perhaps it is not as much the capacity to perceive a smell or a taste that affects eating behaviour in the elderly as their ability to distinguish between smells or tastes on the one hand (perceptual processing), and their ability to correctly interpret a chemosensory signal on the other (cognitive processing).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

611

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

  • France
      • Dijon, France, 21079
        • CHU Dijon Bourgogne

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Persons older than 65 years.
  • Persons with diabetes, heart disease or hypertension stabilized by a treatment.
  • Persons cognitively able to carry out the tests and fill in the questionnaires (Folstein test between 22 and 30).

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any person suffering from an acute disease at the time of the test.
  • Any person presenting any allergy whatsoever (food, mites, pollen…).
  • Any person suffering from asthma or severe respiratory disorders (lung cancer, tracheotomy…).
  • Any person presenting anosmia (total loss of olfaction) from birth or following physical trauma (head injury) or due to disease (severe rhinitis).
  • Persons with diabetes, heart disease or hypertension not stabilized by treatment.
  • Any person presenting life expectancy of less than 6 months.

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

  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 1.independent patients
Other: smell and taste tests
Experimental: 2. less mobile patients
Other: smell and taste tests
Experimental: patient in a residence
Other: smell and taste tests
Experimental: patients in a home for the elderly (EHPAD)
Other: smell and taste tests

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Indeed the level of dependency of scores at each of the olfactory tests, gustatory and masticatory
Time Frame: Day 1
Day 1

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 4, 2016

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 16, 2016

First Posted (Estimate)

August 22, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 22, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 16, 2016

Last Verified

July 1, 2016

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PFITZENMEYER 2010

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