Hospital Discharge Oral Nutrition Support Trial

Nutricia

Status: Completed

Conditions: Malnutrition

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Dietary Advice; Dietary Supplement: Oral Nutritional Supplement 2; Dietary Supplement: Oral Nutritional Supplement 1

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT02051777

NCC801

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate the effect of different strategies for managing malnutrition in the community

Enrollment: 120 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male or Female
• Age 50 years and over
• Able to eat and drink without the need for altered texture fluids
• Identified at risk of disease related malnutrition
• Competent to provide written informed consent
• Willingness to take part in the study and to follow the study protocol

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals unable to eat or drink
• Chronic renal disease requiring dialysis
• Galactosaemia
• Dysphagia
• Normally or going to be residing in an institution e.g. care home upon discharge from hospital
• Palliative care
• Cancer (active treatment)
• Liver failure
• Poorly controlled diabetes
• Diagnosed lactose intolerance
• Participation in other clinical trials currently or in the previous 4 weeks
• Due to be discharged to an area out of the hospital region
• Requiring tube or parenteral nutrition
• Due to be discharged from hospital on oral nutrition support recommended by a Dietitian

Trial design

120 participants in 3 patient groups

ONS 1 and DA

Other group

Description:

Oral Nutritional Supplement 1 and Dietary Advice

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Dietary Advice

Dietary Supplement: Oral Nutritional Supplement 1

ONS 2 and DA

Other group

Description:

Oral Nutritional Supplement 2 and Dietary Advice

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Oral Nutritional Supplement 2

Dietary Supplement: Dietary Advice

DA Alone

Other group

Description:

Dietary Advice Alone

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Dietary Advice