Energy Dense Oleic Acid Formula to Geriatric Patients

Karolinska University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Nutritional Intervention

Treatments: Other: Calogen® - an energy dense oleic acid based formula

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01042340

Karolinska University Hospital

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background and aims:

Old patients seldom reach energy requirements. The effects of an oleic-acid rich formula on energy intake and appetite were studied.

Methods: Recently admitted geriatric patients (n=71), likely to stay more than 1 week were randomised to receive a fat emulsion (Calogen, intervention group (IG)) or to standard care (control group (CG)). Thirty ml of the emulsion were given 3 times daily, i.e. 420 kcal, and was distributed at the regular medication rounds. Food intake and self-rated appetite were registered 2-3 days after admission and on day 8 or the day prior to discharge. Nutritional risk screening (NRS) 2002 and serum lipids and fatty acid profiles were analysed.

Enrollment: 71 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Inclusion criteria were: likely to stay at the ward more than one week, >65 years old and able to give informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Exclusion criteria were: pancreatitis, fat malabsorption, overweight (BMI >30) and non-consent for participation.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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71 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention with energy dense formula

Experimental group

Description:

Patients were randomised to intervention with the energy dense formula Calogen.

Treatment:

Other: Calogen® - an energy dense oleic acid based formula

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The patients that were randomised to control group were assigned to ordinary treatment.