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Malnutrition
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One in ten people over the age of 65 experience malnutrition (undernutrition). An important strategy to manage undernutrition in hospital is the use of oral nutritional supplementation (ONS). ONS are energy and nutrient dense products designed to increase energy and protein intake. Normally,hospital patients are offered drink based ONS.
However,research indicated that over half of older adults in hospital did not like the drinks. It is important to explore new ONS products that older adults like the taste of (palatability) and are keen to eat/drink (compliance) to improve nutrient intake. The aim of this study is to investigate the palatability and compliance of a new porridge ONS compared to drink based ONS in hospital.
Fifty malnourished older adults (65 years or older) in hospital will be invited to participate. After completing informed consent participants will be given ONS two times per day for 4 days in addition to their normal meals. Palatability and compliance of a new porridge and a standard drink will be compared in a crossover design,in which participants will have one of the ONS products for the first 2 days of testing and then they will swap to the other ONS product for the last 2 days of testing. The order of ONS products given to participants will be randomised to reduce order effects.
We will weigh leftovers from each ONS tested to work out how much of the product participants have eaten/drunk (compliance). We will also ask participants to complete a questionnaire to rate the palatability of each ONS. We will interview 10-15 patients and staff to explore if there are any barriers or any facilitators to the use of the ONS products in
hospital. We hope our findings help inform effective ONS use in hospital to support older adults experiencing malnutrition.
Start dates may differ between countries and research sites. The research team are responsible for keeping the information up-to-date.
The recruitment start and end dates are as follows:
Observational type: Cohort study;
You can take part if:
You may not be able to take part if:
• Patients that have used ONS in previous month • Receiving enteral or parental nutrition • Patients with a MUST score >4 (severely malnourished) • Patients with a BMI ≤15 • Patients with chronic liver disease,renal failure,dysphagia • Patients who have had major surgery within the preceding month • Patients with a terminal illness • Patients receiving end of life care • Patients unable to eat by mouth (Nil By Mouth [NBM]) • Patients who require alternative ONS as advised by dietetic support
Below are the locations for where you can take part in the trial. Please note that not all sites may be open.
Stephen
Lim
S.e.lim@soton.ac.uk
The study is sponsored by UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST and funded by NIHR Academy .
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