Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Intergenerational Mealtime at a Shared Site: A Small-scale Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad de Granada
Collaborating Sponsors:
Nestlé Nutrition Spain
Macrosad
Conditions:
Healthy Nutrition
Intergenerational Relations
Eligibility:
All Genders
2+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to find out whether having children and older people who attend an intergenerational center eating lunch together on a regular basis may be an improvement over continuing to ...
Detailed Description
The term Intergenerational Dining Room (IGD) refers to the intentional and planned space that enables people from different generations to periodically share the experience of eating together in setti...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria (older people):
- Informed consent signed by each participant or his/her legal representative.
- Eating autonomy: Ability to feed oneself without continuous assistance from another person.
- Expected stay at the Intergenerational Center until July 2025.
- Negative certificate of Sexual Offenses (mandatory in case of contact with minors).
- Screening for nutritional risk, dysphagia and oral health: Exclusion of persons with severe untreated malnutrition, severe dysphagia or oral problems preventing chewing.
- Adequate cognitive status: mild or moderate cognitive impairment (rating ≤5 on the Global Deterioration Scale - GDS).
- Inclusion Criteria (toddlers):
- Informed consent: Signature of the legal guardian authorizing participation in the study.
- Child's assent: Positive expression of willingness to participate.
- Feeding autonomy: Ability to eat without continuous assistance from an adult.
- Expected permanence in the Intergenerational Center until July 2025.
- Exclusion Criteria (older adults):
- Advanced cognitive impairment (GDS \> 5) affecting comprehension and social interaction.
- Severe dysphagia or oral health problems preventing normal feeding.
- Unstable medical conditions that limit intergenerational dining attendance.
- History of aggressive behavior or history of refusal to interact with children.
- Lack of consent or refusal to participate in any of the study assessments.
- Exclusion Criteria (toddlers):
- Need for ongoing feeding assistance.
- Severe medical conditions affecting feeding or social participation (e.g. severe metabolic disease).
- Expectation of transfer or departure from the Intergenerational Center prior to completion of the study.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 18 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 21 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06996418
Start Date
February 18 2025
End Date
July 21 2025
Last Update
May 31 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Centro Intergeneracional de Referencia de Macrosad
Albolote, Granada, Spain, 18220