Actively Recruiting
Evaluating the Impact of the Eating Matters Program on the Nutritional Status of Medical Rehab Patients at Joseph Brant Hospital
Led by Joseph Brant Hospital · Updated on 2025-08-27
80
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
71 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
J
Joseph Brant Hospital
Lead Sponsor
W
Western University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This research study will determine the impact of the Eating Matters Program on the nutritional status of elderly patients at Joseph Brant Hospital. The Eating Matters Program at Joseph Brant Hospital is a volunteer-based feeding assistance program that aims to improve patients' nutritional intake by providing assistance during mealtimes. As research on the impact of such programs on food intake is limited in Canada, this study will explore how the Eating Matters Program influences protein and energy intake of patients at Joseph Brant Hospital. Further, this study will explore if the hypothesized increase in protein and energy intake with the initiation of the Eating Matters Program is correlated with a decreased risk of malnutrition.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Evaluating the Impact of the Eating Matters Program on the Nutritional Status of Medical Rehab Patients at Joseph Brant Hospital
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients 65 years and over admitted to Medicine and Rehabilitation units at Joseph Brant Hospital with an anticipated stay of 10-14 days
- Patients with a Subjective Global Assessment score of B or C, and identified to require eating assistance
- Patients able to provide consent or have a Power of Attorney to do so on their behalf
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients that are NPO status (nothing by mouth)
- Patients that require enteral or total parenteral feeding
- Palliative care patients
- Severe cognitive impairment
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Joseph Brant Hospital
Burlington, Ontario, Canada, L7S 0A2
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
D
Diala Chayab, MPH, RD
CONTACT
A
Ahmadi, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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