Fortified Hospital Food as Nutritional Support (DHH)

Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev

Status

Completed

Conditions

Malnutrition

Treatments

Dietary Supplement: Nutritional intervention using

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01415635

H-1-2011-048

Details and patient eligibility

About

Background:

The investigators have previously documented that patients at nutritional risk lack sufficient energy and protein intake. In 2009 the investigators conducted a non-randomized historically controlled intervention study of 40 patients at nutritional risk. The study indicated that a tailored food concept increased nutritional intake in this patient group.

The objective of the current study is therefore to investigate these findings in a randomized clinical trial. Our target is for 75% of patients in the intervention group to reach 75% of their energy and protein requirements.

Methods:

The study will compare standard nutritional care (control group) with tailored nutritional care (the possibility to order small energy and protein-enriched dishes called "Delights of Herlev Hospital"). 96 patients at nutritional risk, according to the NRS-2002 criteria, will be included in the study.

Enrollment

84 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

patients at nutritional risk, according to the NRS-2002 system
patients must be able to understand the information and be able to give a written informed consent (sufficient cognitive functioning)
well-functioning gastrointestinal tract
anticipated length of hospitalization of more than 3 days

Exclusion criteria