NCT01415635

Fortified Hospital Food as Nutritional Support

Positive Effect of Fortified Hospital Food on Nutritional Intake in Patients at Nutritional Risk. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 84 (actual)
• Sponsor: Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Malnutrition

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Nutritional intervention using	The study is af 12 week randomized clinical trail with inclusion of 96 patients at nutritional risk, according to the NRS-2002 system. The intervention group is is given a tailored nutritional care(the possibility to order small energy and protein-enriched dishes called "Delights of Herlev Hospital").

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-10-01
• Primary completion: 2012-02-01
• Completion: 2012-02-01
• First posted: 2011-08-12
• Last updated: 2012-12-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Denmark