NCT02624752

Oral Nutrition Supplementation in Hospitalized Patients

Nutrition Supplementation in Hospitalized Patients (NutriSup Oral)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 63 (actual)
• Sponsor: London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the effect of 3 months use of enhanced Oral Nutritional Supplement (ONS) on physical function and functional performance in malnourished elderly patients.

Detailed description

The purpose of this pilot study is to determine the effect of 3 months use of enhanced Oral Nutritional Supplementation (ONS) on muscle accretion and functional performance in malnourished elderly patients. The objectives of this study are to determine feasibility of recruitment, adherence to intervention and retention of the sample, as well as the capacity of subjects to complete functional and muscle mass measures for a planned multi-centre Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT).

Conditions

• Malnutrition

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Ensure	Comparison of enhanced oral nutrition supplementation versus standard of care

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-10-05
• Primary completion: 2018-08-22
• Completion: 2018-08-22
• First posted: 2015-12-08
• Last updated: 2019-03-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada