Status:
COMPLETED
Nutrition and Frailty in Older Persons
Lead Sponsor:
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Collaborating Sponsors:
Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Conditions:
Frailty
Eligibility:
All Genders
75+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between nutrition and frailty in older community-living persons.
Detailed Description
Nutrition is regarded as an important etiologic factor in the development of frailty in older adults. To date the relation between nutrition and frailty is only poorly described. Thus, it is the purp...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age of 75 years and older
- living independently at home
Exclusion
- acute illness
- cognitive impairment (Mini Mental State Examination ≥ 24 out of 30 points)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2009
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
206 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01433211
Start Date
August 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2010
Last Update
May 8 2024
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Institute for Biomedicine of Aging, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg
Nuremberg, Germany, 90419