Status:

UNKNOWN

Evaluation of a Diet in Patients With Senile Dementia

Lead Sponsor:

Vegenat, S.A.

Conditions:

Alzheimer's Disease

Parkinson's Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

70+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The most common symptoms associated to senile dementia disease are confusion about schedules, hyperactivity... In this sense, these patients have frequently poor nutrition, resulting in malnutrition p...

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to assess if the daily intake of a specific nutritional supplement versus a non specific supplement one is related to malnutrition or malnutrition risk reduction and contr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients over 70 years with neurologist or geriatrician dementia diagnosis (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's or mixed), with mild or moderate cognitive impairment degree (Between 24 and 14 MMSE).
  • Patients with or at malnutrition risk (Mini Nutritional Assessment screening positive)

Exclusion

  • Patients with decompensated kidney failure, creatine and/or bilirubin greater than 2, uric acid higher than 8 mg/dl, and glomerular filtration under 60 ml/minute.
  • Patients with Diabetes mellitus poorly controlled (Glycemia \> 200 mg/dl)
  • Patients with decompensated hypertension.
  • Patients with pharmacological treatment or consuming supplements containing specific supplementation of experimental product (omega 3 and/or vitamins supplements).
  • Post-stroke vascular dementias.
  • Do not achieve any inclusion criteria.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

184 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01192529

Start Date

October 1 2010

End Date

December 1 2012

Last Update

June 22 2012

Active Locations (3)

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1

Clinical Nutrition and Dietetic Unit, University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves

Granada, Granada, Spain, 18014

2

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II. University of Granada

Granada, Granada, Spain, 18100

3

Neurological Unit, Complejo Asistencial de León

León, León, Spain, 24071