Effects of Dairy- and Berry-based Snacks on Nutritional and Functional Status and Quality of Life in Older People (MAVIRE1)

University of Eastern Finland

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nutrition Disorders in Old Age

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Dairy- and berry-based snacks

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03352388

4249/31/2014 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

MAVIRE 247124

Details and patient eligibility

About

Malnutrition or its risk is common among older people, especially among those receiving home care services. It impairs the quality of life of the older people and results in significant costs to society. To maintain adequate nutrition, increased meal frequency is important. In addition to main meals, regular consumption of tasty, convenient, nutrient- and energy-dense snacks is recommended. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of dairy- and berry-based snack consumption on nutritional and functional status and quality of life among vulnerable older people at home care.

Enrollment: 85 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 70+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Home care clients of the City of Kuopio

Exclusion criteria

• Advanced dementia

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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85 participants in 2 patient groups

Snack

Experimental group

Description:

Dairy- and berry-based snacks

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Dairy- and berry-based snacks

Reference

No Intervention group

Description:

No snacks