Malnutrition ElderlyNCT07794657
Brief Training Program for General Practitioners on Malnutrition and Adapted Physical Activity
A study testing Malnutrition training and Adapted physical activity training in people with Malnutrition Elderly and Primary Care, run by Nantes University Hospital at 1 site in France.
Trial summary
This randomized, parallel-group interventional study evaluated the impact of brief targeted training on general practitioners' knowledge and professional practices regarding malnutrition and adapted physical activity (APA). Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 25 to 70 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Malnutrition Elderly, Primary Care, General Practitioner Education
- What is being tested?
- Malnutrition training and Adapted physical activity training
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 40 participants
- Where
- 1 siteFrance
- Study dates
- 13 Jan 2025to 14 Sep 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 25 to 70 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Final-year GP residents in ambulatory training and practicing GPs in the Pays de la Loire region, willing to participate in the study and complete the study questionnaires
Who cannot join
- None
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Malnutrition and Adapted Physical Activity in Older Adults: Impact of a Brief Training Program on General Practitioners' Knowledge and Practices: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This randomized, parallel-group interventional study evaluated the impact of brief targeted training on general practitioners' knowledge and professional practices regarding malnutrition and adapted physical activity (APA). Final-year GP residents and practicing GPs in the Pays de la Loire region were randomly assigned to either a malnutrition training group or an APA training group. Each group served as an active control for the topic not received. Knowledge and self-reported practices were assessed using an online questionnaire before and one month after training.
Read the detailed description
Participants were recruited in the Pays de la Loire region, France. Recruitment occurred in two phases: invitations to final-year GP residents in November 2024 with a reminder in May 2025, and regional dissemination through the Regional Union of Private Practitioners in April 2025. Inclusion occurred from 13 January to 14 August 2025. Participants were randomized equally to a malnutrition training group or an APA training group. The malnutrition intervention consisted of a 10-minute online training video and a summary leaflet. The APA intervention consisted of a 14-minute online training video and a summary leaflet. The videos were based on relevant guidelines and the leaflets summarized the main messages. Participants completed identical online questionnaires at inclusion and one month after training. The questionnaire assessed practice characteristics, sedentary behavior and APA prescribing, and malnutrition diagnosis and management.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition Elderly, Primary Care, General Practitioner Education, Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Frailty, Adapted Physical Activity
- Being tested
- Malnutrition training, Adapted physical activity training
- Keywords
- Primary care, physical activity, Training, older adults, general practitioner, adapted physical activity, Medical education
- Medical subject headings
- Frailty, Sedentary Behavior, Motor Activity
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Malnutrition trainingBehavioural
Participants received a 10-minute online training video focused on malnutrition in older adults, followed by a summary leaflet. The training covered definition, diagnostic criteria, causes, consequences, and management in primary care, with emphasis on dietary counseling and dietary enrichment. Content was based on local and international guidelines and validated by experts.
Adapted physical activity trainingBehavioural
Participants received a 14-minute online training video focused on adapted physical activity, followed by a summary leaflet. The training reviewed frailty, physical activity recommendations, and practical guidance for prescribing APA, with emphasis on available online tools and local resources. Content was based on local and WHO guidelines and validated by experts.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Malnutrition Training | Experimental | Participants received a 10-minute online training video focused on malnutrition in older adults, followed by a summary leaflet. The training covered definition, diagnostic criteria, causes, consequences, and management in primary care, with emphasis on dietary counseling and dietary enrichment. Content was based on local and international guidelines and validated by experts. Receives: Behavioral: Malnutrition training |
| Adapted Physical Activity (APA) Training | Active comparator | Participants received a 14-minute online training video focused on adapted physical activity, followed by a summary leaflet. The training reviewed frailty, physical activity recommendations, and practical guidance for prescribing APA, with emphasis on available online tools and local resources. Content was based on local and WHO guidelines and validated by experts. Receives: Behavioral: Adapted physical activity training |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in the number of adapted physical activity prescriptions.
Change in the self-reported number of APA prescriptions during the previous month, assessed by online questionnaire.
Measured: One Month after Training
Change in malnutrition management, dietary enrichment prescriptions.
Change in the proportion of physicians reporting dietary enrichment as a malnutrition management practice.
Measured: One Month after Training
Change in malnutrition management, oral nutritional supplement prescriptions.
Change in the proportion of physicians reporting oral nutritional supplement (ONS) prescriptions as a malnutrition management practice.
Measured: One Month after Training
Secondary outcomes (12)
Change in the number of consultations addressing APA during the previous month
Measured: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of participants acquainted with local facilities/resources providing APA.
Measured: One Month after Training
Change in the number of consultations with weight analysis
Measured: One Month after Training
Change in the number of consultations with albumin dosage
Measured: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of referral to a nutritionist/dietitian after diagnosis of malnutrition
Measured: One Month after Training3
Change in the percentage of referral to a dentist after diagnosis of malnutrition
Measured: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of texture modification or fractionation prescription after diagnosis of malnutrition
Measured: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of participants reporting "lack of knowledge" as a barrier to APA prescription
Measured: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of participants reporting "lack of time" as a barrier to APA prescription
Measured: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of participants reporting "lack of facilities" as a barrier to APA prescription
Measured: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of participants reporting "financial difficulties" as a barrier to APA prescription
Measured: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of participants reporting "patient refusal" as a barrier to APA prescription
Measured: One Month after Training
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted31 Aug 2026
- Study start13 Jan 2025
- Primary completion14 Sep 2025
- Study completion14 Sep 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Malnutrition ElderlyStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Randomized, parallel-group interventional study with two active training groups; each group served as the active control for the topic not received
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Laboratoire Motricité, Interactions, Performance (UR 4334) of Nantes University
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07794657
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- RC26_0310
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 21 Aug 2026
- Last updated
- 31 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 31 Aug 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Malnutrition and Adapted Physical Activity in Older Adults: Impact of a Brief Training Program on General Practitioners' Knowledge and Practices: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07794657
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- RC26_0310
- Conditions
- Malnutrition Elderly, Primary Care, General Practitioner Education, Older Adults (65 Years and Older), Frailty, Adapted Physical Activity
- Keywords
- Primary care, physical activity, Training, older adults, general practitioner, adapted physical activity, Medical education
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 40 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Nantes University HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Laboratoire Motricité, Interactions, Performance (UR 4334) of Nantes University
- Study start
- 13 Jan 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 14 Sep 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 14 Sep 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 31 Aug 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This randomized, parallel-group interventional study evaluated the impact of brief targeted training on general practitioners' knowledge and professional practices regarding malnutrition and adapted physical activity (APA). Final-year GP residents and practicing GPs in the Pays de la Loire region were randomly assigned to either a malnutrition training group or an APA training group. Each group served as an active control for the topic not received. Knowledge and self-reported practices were assessed using an online questionnaire before and one month after training.
Detailed description
Participants were recruited in the Pays de la Loire region, France. Recruitment occurred in two phases: invitations to final-year GP residents in November 2024 with a reminder in May 2025, and regional dissemination through the Regional Union of Private Practitioners in April 2025. Inclusion occurred from 13 January to 14 August 2025. Participants were randomized equally to a malnutrition training group or an APA training group. The malnutrition intervention consisted of a 10-minute online training video and a summary leaflet. The APA intervention consisted of a 14-minute online training video and a summary leaflet. The videos were based on relevant guidelines and the leaflets summarized the main messages. Participants completed identical online questionnaires at inclusion and one month after training. The questionnaire assessed practice characteristics, sedentary behavior and APA prescribing, and malnutrition diagnosis and management.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Randomized, parallel-group interventional study with two active training groups; each group served as the active control for the topic not received
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Malnutrition Training | Experimental | Behavioral: Malnutrition trainingParticipants received a 10-minute online training video focused on malnutrition in older adults, followed by a summary leaflet. The training covered definition, diagnostic criteria, causes, consequences, and management in primary care, with emphasis on dietary counseling and dietary enrichment. Content was based on local and international guidelines and validated by experts. |
| Adapted Physical Activity (APA) Training | Active comparator | Behavioral: Adapted physical activity trainingParticipants received a 14-minute online training video focused on adapted physical activity, followed by a summary leaflet. The training reviewed frailty, physical activity recommendations, and practical guidance for prescribing APA, with emphasis on available online tools and local resources. Content was based on local and WHO guidelines and validated by experts. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 25 to 70 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Final-year GP residents in ambulatory training and practicing GPs in the Pays de la Loire region, willing to participate in the study and complete the study questionnaires
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- None
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Malnutrition trainingParticipants received a 10-minute online training video focused on malnutrition in older adults, followed by a summary leaflet. The training covered definition, diagnostic criteria, causes, consequences, and management in primary care, with emphasis on dietary counseling and dietary enrichment. Content was based on local and international guidelines and validated by experts. | Behavioural | Malnutrition Training |
| Adapted physical activity trainingParticipants received a 14-minute online training video focused on adapted physical activity, followed by a summary leaflet. The training reviewed frailty, physical activity recommendations, and practical guidance for prescribing APA, with emphasis on available online tools and local resources. Content was based on local and WHO guidelines and validated by experts. | Behavioural | Adapted Physical Activity (APA) Training |
Primary outcome
Change in the number of adapted physical activity prescriptions.
Time frame: One Month after Training
Change in the self-reported number of APA prescriptions during the previous month, assessed by online questionnaire.
Change in malnutrition management, dietary enrichment prescriptions.
Time frame: One Month after Training
Change in the proportion of physicians reporting dietary enrichment as a malnutrition management practice.
Change in malnutrition management, oral nutritional supplement prescriptions.
Time frame: One Month after Training
Change in the proportion of physicians reporting oral nutritional supplement (ONS) prescriptions as a malnutrition management practice.
12 secondary outcomes
Change in the number of consultations addressing APA during the previous month
Time frame: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of participants acquainted with local facilities/resources providing APA.
Time frame: One Month after Training
Change in the number of consultations with weight analysis
Time frame: One Month after Training
Change in the number of consultations with albumin dosage
Time frame: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of referral to a nutritionist/dietitian after diagnosis of malnutrition
Time frame: One Month after Training3
Change in the percentage of referral to a dentist after diagnosis of malnutrition
Time frame: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of texture modification or fractionation prescription after diagnosis of malnutrition
Time frame: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of participants reporting "lack of knowledge" as a barrier to APA prescription
Time frame: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of participants reporting "lack of time" as a barrier to APA prescription
Time frame: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of participants reporting "lack of facilities" as a barrier to APA prescription
Time frame: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of participants reporting "financial difficulties" as a barrier to APA prescription
Time frame: One Month after Training
Change in the percentage of participants reporting "patient refusal" as a barrier to APA prescription
Time frame: One Month after Training
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 31 Aug 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Malnutrition training and Adapted physical activity training in people with Malnutrition Elderly and Primary Care, run by Nantes University Hospital at 1 site in France.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in the number of adapted physical activity prescriptions. (time frame: One Month after Training). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 31 Aug 2026.