NCT01042340

Energy Dense Oleic Acid Formula to Geriatric Patients

Energy Dense Oleic Acid Rich Formula to Newly Admitted Geriatric Patients - Feasibility and Effects on Energy Intake

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 71 (actual)
• Sponsor: Karolinska University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Nutritional Intervention

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Calogen® - an energy dense oleic acid based formula	A daily dose of 3 x 30 ml of Calogen®, strawberry flavour, distributed at the same time as the pharmaceutical prescriptions, i.e. at 7.00, 14.00 and 20.00.

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-12-01
• Primary completion: 2007-06-01
• Completion: 2007-07-01
• First posted: 2010-01-05
• Last updated: 2015-04-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Sweden