NCT02329613

Introduction of an Enriched Evening Meal on the Feeding Behavior of Institutionalized Residents

Impact of the Introduction of a New Qualitative Composition of the Evening Meal on the Feeding Behavior of Institutionalized Residents of a Long-term Care Unit: a Randomized, Single Center Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The main objective of this study was to evaluate and compare 6-month calorie intakes between a group of patients receiving a standard dinner and a group of patients whose evening meal is "improved"; compliance will be assessed on a food card with 5 levels of consumption: no (0%), 25%, 50%, 75%, all (100%). This per patient per meal food card will be prepared 3 days per month for 6 months and will, from the total calorie intake of each dish, estimate calorie intake ingested per day on all meals of the day.

Detailed description

The secondary objectives of this study are to evaluate the two groups for the following: A. The difference between 0 and 6 months in: the patient's weight, calorie intake, serum prealbumin, albumin and CRP, blood sugar for diabetic patients. B. Monthly evolution over 6 months: calorie intake, the patient's weight. C. The quarterly trend over 6 months: serum prealbumin, albumin and CRP, blood sugar for diabetic patients. D. Comorbidities and mortality. E. the risk of morning hypoglycaemia for diabetic patients.

Conditions

• Institutionalization

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Standard evening meals.	Patients will receive usual evening meals.
OTHER	Improved evening meal	Patients will receive improved evening meals. Improved meals will include enriched soup (with starches, butter, cheese or sour cream), a semi-liquid dairy dessert, fruit or a fruit dessert.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-04-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2014-12-31
• Last updated: 2016-05-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France