Status:
COMPLETED
Follow-up Home Visits With Nutrition
Lead Sponsor:
University of Copenhagen
Conditions:
Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To assess the effect on geriatric patients of follow-up home visit including nutrition. The hypothesis is that this can prevent hospital readmissions, and has a positive impact on functional abilitie...
Detailed Description
Before and after the intervention the participants nutritional status, hand grip strength, functional abilities, well-being, dietary intake, level of tiredness,and activities of daily living will be a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Geriatric patients in nutritional risk
Exclusion
- Dementia
- Expected readmissions
- Terminal disease
- Non-Danish speaking
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
152 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01249716
Start Date
December 1 2010
End Date
March 1 2012
Last Update
March 29 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Geriatric department
Herlev, Denmark, 2730