NCT01192529

Evaluation of a Diet in Patients With Senile Dementia

Clinical Evaluation of an Specific Diet for People With Dementia Disease

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 184 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Vegenat, S.A. · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The most common symptoms associated to senile dementia disease are confusion about schedules, hyperactivity... In this sense, these patients have frequently poor nutrition, resulting in malnutrition problems or malnutrition high risk.

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to assess if the daily intake of a specific nutritional supplement versus a non specific supplement one is related to malnutrition or malnutrition risk reduction and contributes to an improvement in cognitive and functional parameters in patients with senile dementia.

Conditions

• Alzheimer's Disease
• Parkinson's Disease
• Senile Dementia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Supressi. T-Diet plus Range	Supressi is a complete high protein and moderated high energy oral nutrition supplement, indicated for the dietary management of patients with neurodegenerative diseases and related malnutrition. Experimental group patients will receive, 2 packs per day (Tetra brik aseptic)of 200 ml for 6 months.
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	High Protein. T-Diet plus Range	T-Diet plus High Protein is a complete high protein and moderated high energy oral nutrition supplement, indicated for the dietary management of patient with related malnutrition and with increased protein requirements.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-10-01
• Primary completion: 2012-09-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2010-09-01
• Last updated: 2012-06-22

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Spain