Clinical trials: Malnutrition Elderly, open to volunteers
Malnutrition in Elderly, Oncological Patients
Impact of Specific Oligomeric Supplementation in Oncologic Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy With Malnutrition or at Risk.
An observational, prospective, multicenter study to be conducted in 5 hospitals in Spain. Patients with cancer undergoing radiotherapy are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition in Elderly, Oncological Patients, Digestive Disorders
- Trial name
- NORMA (NCT07035132)
- Testing
- Oral supplementation with nutritional oligomeric formula
- Where
- 4 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Outcomes'10
Leadership, Self-Harm
Implementing Evidence-Based Nursing: Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation
This study aims to find out whether a leadership and organizational development program called the LOCI (Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation) strategy can help nurses and their managers use the best available…
- Conditions
- Leadership, Self-Harm, Malnutrition Elderly
- Trial name
- LOCI-FIN-P (NCT07378696)
- Testing
- Leadership and organizational change for implementation
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Jaakko Varpula
Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
Prognostic Value of Functional-Nutritional Status in Older Adults With Acute Coronary Syndrome
This study aims to find out whether reduced everyday functioning before the acute illness and malnutrition help predict health outcomes in adults aged 65 years and older hospitalized with acute coronary syndrome (heart attack or…
- Trial name
- FNS-ACS65 (NCT07898345)
- Testing
- Functional-Nutritional Burden
- Where
- 2 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Samara State Medical University
Hip Fracture, Malnutrition
GNRI and Rectus Femoris Muscle Thickness in Older Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery
This prospective observational study will evaluate whether nutritional risk and reduced muscle mass are associated with postoperative outcomes in adults aged 65 years or older undergoing surgery for hip fracture.
- Conditions
- Hip Fracture, Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, Postoperative Complications
- Trial name
- NCT07751692
- Testing
- Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Malnutrition; Protein
Essential Connections: Hospital to Community Impacting Malnutrition Outcomes in Older Adults
Meal provision organizations, whether they provide meals within the home or in congregate centers, provide an excellent opportunity to address malnutrition by providing nutrition care and meals to those who are most vulnerable.
- Trial name
- NCT05893446
- Testing
- Nutrition care by RDN, medical nutrition therapy -stepped wedge cluster-randomized trial design. Everyone gets the intervention so no arms.
- Volunteers
- 1,120 people
- Sponsor
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Sarcopenia in Elderly, Hospital Associated Disability
Preventing Hospital Associated Disability in Older Patients: Individualized Nutrition and Exercise Strategy
Aproximately a third of persons older than 70 years lose physical function and ability to take care of themselves during a stay at a hospital. This is associated to an increased risk of readmission and mortality.
- Conditions
- Sarcopenia in Elderly, Hospital Associated Disability, Malnutrition Elderly, Physical Function
- Trial name
- PrevHAD RCT (NCT07373587)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Anorexia of Aging, Malnutrition or Risk of Malnutrition
The SAVOR Study: Appetite and Physiological Responses
The study aims to identify key physiological factors that differentiate older adults with healthy appetites from those experiencing appetite decline.
- Trial name
- SAVOR (NCT07636369)
- Testing
- Shredded Chicken Congee
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation
Frailty, Pre-Frailty
In-Person, Online, and Hybrid Healthy-Aging Education for Pre-Frailty and Frailty in Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether a 6-month healthy-aging education program delivered in person, online, or in a hybrid format reduces frailty and is cost-effective compared with usual care in…
- Trial name
- FRAGSALUD-ON (NCT07738393)
- Testing
- In-person healthy aging education program, Hybrid healthy aging education program, Online healthy aging education program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cadiz
Long Term Care Homes, Malnutrition Elderly
CHOICE+ Quality Improvement for Long Term Care Homes
CHOICE+ is an eLearning program that empowers staff to improve the mealtime experience of long-term care (LTC) residents. This program is based on principles that align with relationship-centered care and promote resident quality…
- Conditions
- Long Term Care Homes, Malnutrition Elderly, Malnutrition Risk in Elder
- Trial name
- CHOICE+ (NCT07505407)
- Testing
- CHOICE+ virtual training program
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Malnutrition Elderly, Protein Malnutrition
The Effect of a Plant-based, Protein-dense Sauce on Essential Amino Acid Concentrations and Gut Fullness in Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether meals fortified with plant-based high protein sauce (ProSauce) provide better metabolic availability of essential amino acids compared to meals with standard lower-protein…
- Trial name
- ProSauce (NCT06965699)
- Testing
- ProSauce, low-protein sauce
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Femoral Fractures, Frailty
Preoperative Oral Nutrition And Outcomes In Frail Elderly Patients With Femur Fractures
The goal of this observational study is to learn whether preoperative oral nutrition support improves clinical outcomes in elderly patients with femur fractures who have a high frailty index.
- Conditions
- Femoral Fractures, Frailty, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT07463352
- Testing
- Oral Nutritional Supplement (ONS)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 228 people
- Sponsor
- Duzce University
Chronic Kidney Disease
Niaoduqing Granules in Older Adults With Impaired Kidney Function
This prospective real-world study will evaluate the clinical benefits of Niaoduqing Granules in older adults with impaired kidney function.
- Trial name
- NCT07741292
- Testing
- Intervention Name
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Malnutrition, Sarcopenia
Nutritional Status in Hospitalized Patients Over 65 Years of Age With Mental Disorders
The objective of of this observational study is to evaluate the nutritional status and the prevalence of nutrition-related conditions, as well as dysphagia, among patients aged 65 years and older with mental disorders.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Sarcopenia, Obesity, Sarcopenic Obesity
- Trial name
- NutriP-SI65 (NCT07710456)
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- University Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana
Disease Related Malnutrition, High Systemic Inflammation
The Impact of Inflammation on Skeletal Muscle Maintenance in Hospitalized Patients
The main goal is to elucidate the mechanistic coupling between inflammation and the ability to maintain skeletal muscle through physical exercise while hospitalized.
- Conditions
- Disease Related Malnutrition, High Systemic Inflammation, Geriatric Assessment
- Trial name
- InflaMus (NCT06967220)
- Testing
- Single leg training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Malnutrition Elderly, Kidney Diseases
Methods for Nutrition, Inflammation, Kidney Function, Aging, Body Composition, and Hydration Among Older Patients
The goal of this observational study, is to improve the diagnostic assessment method of malnutrition and kidney diseases, amongst hospitalized and low priority patients, by evaluating modern methodology and biomarkers, with…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition Elderly, Kidney Diseases, Dehydration
- Trial name
- MIKADO (NCT07501195)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Ove Andersen
Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Pneumococcal Disease
Opportunistic Pneumococcal Immunisation Trial in MALnutrition
The goal of the OPTIMAL clinical trial is to learn if a dose of a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) generates a good immune response in young children who are in hospital with severe acute malnutrition.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Pneumococcal Disease, Pneumococcal Vaccines, Pneumococcal Infection
- Trial name
- OPTIMAL (NCT06817421)
- Testing
- Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Typhoid conjugate vaccine
- Where
- Timor-Leste
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Nick Fancourt
Chronic Diseases in Older Adults, Malnutrition
Elderly Health Profile in a Rural Village of Assiut
This study aims to assess the health, nutrition, functional status, and quality of life of older adults living in Al-Boura village in Assiut, Egypt.
- Conditions
- Chronic Diseases in Older Adults, Malnutrition, Frailty, Functional Decline Geriatric Health
- Trial name
- RURAL-AGE (NCT07263087)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Undernutrition, Elderly Person
Finger Food, Pleasure at Your Fingertips: Randomized Pilot Study, Open-label and Parallel Groups
Food is available in easy-to-grip bites that allow residents in care settings to use their fingers for food. This new way of eating can help limit weight loss, increase food intake, gain independence and improve the enjoyment of…
- Trial name
- PLAID (NCT05389098)
- Testing
- Hand-Eating, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Atrophy, Muscular, Undernutrition
Food Intake of Hospitalized Elderly and Its Influence on Muscular and Clinical Outcomes
The objectives of the present study are: 1) to characterize the energy-protein intake of the elderly during hospitalization; 2) to verify the influence of energy-protein intake during hospitalization on muscular (i.e.…
- Trial name
- NCT06940284
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Low Muscle Strength, Malnutrition
Efficacy of Oral Nutritional Supplement in Community-Dwelling Adults Following Acute Care
The study aims to determine the effects of Oral Nutritional Supplement (ONS) added to usual care on body weight compared with usual care alone in community-dwelling adults aged 55 years and older who are at risk of malnutrition…
- Trial name
- NCT07753239
- Testing
- ONS, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 7 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition