Evaluation of the Applicability of Personalized Tools About Nutrition Education for Malnourished Older People (AlimAge)

May 12, 2022 updated by: University Hospital, Bordeaux
Describe the frequency of use of nutrition education tools for undernourished older people

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The description of the population will identify the characteristics of patients who use the tools and guide their use in patient care. To realize an impact assessment, It necessary to identify specific criteria for inclusion. It is important initially to assess the use of the nutritional tools. The assessment of performance (obstacles and understanding), will be used to improve tools to optimize their use.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

42

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
      • Pessac, France, 33600
        • Bordeaux University Hospital

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

75 years and older (Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

malnourished elderly present on hospital day care

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subject of 75 years or more.
  • Hospitalized geriatric day hospital.
  • Living at home, within a radius of 40 km around the hospital Xavier Arnozan.
  • Subject or caregiver (s) read, understand and speak the french.
  • Undernutrition (criteria of the French high authority for health (HAS) 2007)
  • Agreed to participate in the study: compendium of the opposition

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject not wishing to participate in the study,
  • MMSE (Mini Mental State Examination) < 20, without presence of a caregiver with no cognitive problems scoring.
  • Identified palliative care.
  • Presenting a contraindication to oral feeding.
  • Presence of supply of enteral or parenteral.
  • Presence with a diagnosis of severe psychiatric pathology.
  • Already participating in a study on undernutrition.
  • One against medical advice.

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
malnourished older people
The hospitalized elderly with swallowing and/or Mastication problems.
Other: use of nutrition education tools

Use of different nutrition education tools :

  • General advice: feeding seniors
  • Oral supplementation: instructions for use
  • Information about enriched food
  • Food modified in texture: chopped masticatory disorders, chopped swallowing disorders, co-mingled
  • How should I drink? : With stimulus, texture syrup / nectar, velvety texture, texture compote / cream
  • Recipe booklets for people to easily eat (chewing disorders) or recipe with molded texture (swallowing disorders)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Frequency of use of the booklet and platelets
Time Frame: Day 14
number of use per week
Day 14

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Evaluation of the knowledge following the delivery of the tools
Time Frame: Day 14
Number of response "Yes" for 24 items about the tools
Day 14
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
Time Frame: Day 1
Score of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living
Day 1
Assessment of quality of life scale
Time Frame: Day 1
Score of EQ-5D
Day 1

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University Hospital, Bordeaux

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ornella SARRY, University Hospital, Bordeaux

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 (Actual)

September 5, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 7, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

August 7, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 28, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 30, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

August 31, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 13, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 12, 2022

Last Verified

May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CHUBX 2016/51

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

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