Randomised control trial assessing outcomes of two service models providing nutritional support to older people presenting to the Emergency Department

In older patients presenting to the Emergency Department, do those who receive a nutrition intervention achieve a better nutritional status than those who receive standard care only? A comparison of two service models.

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12610000526077

Acronym

NED

Enrollment

Registered

2010-06-25

Start date

2009-10-28

Completion date

2010-04-20

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The study aimed to help inform how best to deliver nutrition services to older adults identified at risk of malnutrition, through the provision of frequent, individual nutrition support by a dietitian from the Emergency Department, compared with the provision of the current service to community-dwelling older adults identified as at risk of malnutrition. This investigation aims to assess the impact of the service provided on the nutritional status and other outcomes including frail mechanical falls, hospital admission and quality of life.

Interventions

Individualised nutritional care from a dietitian, beginning on the day of presentation to Emergency Department, with monthly follow-up over the phone for a three month period.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

a) admitted to Emergency Department b) aged 60 years or over c) assessed at malnutrition risk using the Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST)

Exclusion criteria

a) unable to receive informed consent b) Triage Category 1 (highest priority) c) already receiving dietetic care d) admitted from a health care facility (including nursing home)

Outcome results