NCT03211845

Feasibility of Nutritional Telemonitoring in Elderly Home Care Patients

Pilot Study to Assess the Feasibility and Potential Impact of Nutritional Telemonitoring in Community Dwelling Elderly People Receiving Home Care

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Wageningen University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

An optimal nutritional status is essential for healthy ageing. Telemonitoring might contribute to maintaining or improving nutritional status in elderly people.The objectives of this pilot study are to test the feasibility, acceptability and implementation fidelity of telemonitoring of nutritional parameters in community-dwelling older adults; to test the study procedures for effect evaluation; and to determine the likelihood of achieving desired impact on the primary and secondary outcomes.

Conditions

• Undernutrition
• Aging

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Nutritional telemonitoring	Participants receive a weighing scale, pedometer and television channel in order to perform self-measurements and receive guidance on nutrition and physical activity. Nurses use a website in order to receive telemonitoring measurements and decide about proper follow-up. In case of risk of undernutrition, nurses provide personal advice to optimize nutritional status of the participant.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-05-27
• Primary completion: 2015-11-20
• Completion: 2015-11-20
• First posted: 2017-07-07
• Last updated: 2017-07-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands