Status:
COMPLETED
Effectiveness of Oral Nutritional Supplements (ONS) in a Meals-on-Wheels Population
Lead Sponsor:
Texas Christian University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Abbott
Conditions:
Elderly
Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
60+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Researchers will measure weight, height, hand grip strength and quality of life information of Meals on Wheels (MOW) clients who are considered to have nutrition problems. Participants will randomly b...
Detailed Description
While it is well known that older adults are at increased nutritional risk and that nutrition intervention, such as oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) is beneficial in this population, there is li...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participant is Meals on Wheels Inc. of Tarrant County client.
- Participant is 60 years of age or older.
- Participant is identified as medium or high risk of malnutrition as defined by the MST (Medium Risk MST score =2-3 or High Risk MST score =4-5).
- Participant is willing and/or able to consume oral nutritional supplements (ONS).
- Participant provides written informed consent to participate in the study.
- Participant provides authorization to use and/or disclose personal and/or health data.
Exclusion
- Patient cannot safely consume an oral nutritional supplement (ONS).
- Example Patient has active gastrointestinal disease (e.g., intestinal obstruction, inflammatory bowel disease, ischemic colitis, diverticulitis, irritable bowel disease, pancreatitis).
- Patient has Diabetes mellitus.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
91 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00933153
Start Date
October 1 2009
End Date
October 1 2011
Last Update
June 13 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Meals on Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County
Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76104