Status:

COMPLETED

Optimizing the Ambiance During Mealtimes in Dutch Nursing Homes

Lead Sponsor:

Wageningen University

Collaborating Sponsors:

ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development

Conditions:

Malnutrition

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Optimizing the social and physical ambiance during mealtimes in Dutch nursing homes: implementation and evaluation of the effect with respect to quality of life, nutritional status and physical perfor...

Detailed Description

Study design: During six months the intervention group had their meals in family style, and the control group received the usual tray services. Hypothesis: We hypothesized that the intervention progr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Nursing home residents with a chronic somatic disease and long term care

Exclusion

  • Residents were excluded when they were in a terminal phase of a disease, had total parenteral feeding or were not able to give informed consent due to their physical or mental condition.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2002

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

December 1 2003

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00114582

Start Date

April 1 2002

End Date

December 1 2003

Last Update

February 13 2009

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Wageningen University

Wageningen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6700 EV