Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of a Nutritional Supplementation on the Functional Status of Frail Elders With Low Socioeconomic Status (SES)
Lead Sponsor:
Gangbuk-gu Community Health Center
Conditions:
Frail
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether protein-energy nutritional supplementation improves geriatric function in community-dwelling frail older adults of low socioeconomic status.
Detailed Description
Chronic undernutrition is a common condition in older people, and is clearly an important component of frailty. However, the effect of protein-energy nutritional supplementation on the functional stat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Older adults over 65 years of age, registered in the National Home Healthcare Service database
- Require more than 5 seconds to perform 3m walking test (Usual Gait Speed \<0.6 m/sec)
- Get less than 24 points on Mini Nutritional Assessment (Mini Nutritional Assessment \<24)
Exclusion
- Unable to walk or are too functionally deteriorated to receive home health care services
- Who were participating in any kind of exercise program or clinical nutrition program
- who were restricted to a high-protein diet by an internist (i.e., for liver failure or severe renal failure)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
87 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01404299
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
January 1 2012
Last Update
January 12 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Gangbuk-gu Community Health Center
Seoul, Seoul, South Korea, 142-707