Effect of Nutritional Efforts on Discharged Elderly Patients

Herlev Hospital

Status

Completed

Conditions

Malnutrition

Treatments

Dietary Supplement: Individual nutritional therapy

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03488329

2007-58-0015

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study is a randomized controlled study, ongoing over 16 weeks. At discharge, the intervention group receives guidance from a clinical dietician, where an individual nutrition plan is made. The dietitian will perform a telephone follow-up after 4 and 30 days. It will also be possible for the participant, relatives or municipality to contact the dietician if nutritional questions arise.

At the time of discharge the intervention group will receive a package containing foods and drinks that will cover their nutritional needs the first day after discharge.

They will also get a goodiebag containing samples on protein-rich milk-based drinks. Data is collected on quality of life, appetite, physical function, dietary intake, weight, height, energy and protein needs, as well as experience of discharge and cooperation with the municipality.

If there is a need, information about nutrition status will be sent to the municipality so the municipality can take over nutritional treatment.

The control group receives standard treatment.

Enrollment

207 patients

Sex

All

Ages

50+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients admitted to Oncology, Gastro-medical / Surgical, and Medical Department, HGH, Herlev.
Age: 50+
At admission, found in nutritional risk score ≥3 according to NRS-2002.
On special food concept, Herlev's Glories during hospitalization
Discharged to own home in a municipality in Planområde Midt (Ballerup, Herlev, Lyngby-Tårbæk, Gentofte, Gladsaxe, Rødovre, Egedal, Rudersdal, Furesø).
Can read, hear and understand Danish
Cognitive able to participate in the study, based on whether they are informed in time, place and own data.

Exclusion criteria

Food allergy or intolerance
Planned weight loss or following a special diet
Receives enteral or parenteral nutrition
Patients with moderate to severe dysphagia, defined with a need for gratin or a creamy diet
Patients who does not want a food package or goodiebag
Patients who are permanently bedridden
Patients who are discharged to nursing homes or rehabilitation
Patients in isolation
Late palliative patients
Terminal patients