Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Nutrition Support Trial

University of Southampton

Status: Completed

Conditions: Malnutrition

Treatments: Other: Dietary Advice; Dietary Supplement: Oral Nutritional Supplements (Fortisip)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00538200

ELIA002

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the best form of dietary intervention to undernourished individuals with COPD.

The research aims to test the null hypothesis that there is no difference between oral nutritional supplements and dietary advice.

Enrollment: 85 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male or female
• Age >18 years
• At risk of malnutrition
• Competent to provide written informed consent and able to answer questions
• Able to eat and drink
• Willingness to take part in the trial and to follow the trial protocol
• FEV1 <80% predicted and FEV1/FVC <0.7

Exclusion criteria

• Requirement for tube or parenteral nutrition
• Galactosemia
• Receiving current oral nutritional supplementation
• Palliative care
• Chronic renal disease requiring dialysis
• Liver failure
• Malignancy
• Participation in other studies
• Bronchiectasis
• Those already under the care of a dietitian

Trial design

85 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Other group

Description:

Dietary Advice

Treatment:

Other: Dietary Advice

2

Other group

Description:

Supplements

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Oral Nutritional Supplements (Fortisip)