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Effect of Individualized Intervention Package (Dietary modification, Disease related counselling, Lifestyle modification by yoga therapy & health education material) for improving undernutrition among the elderly population residing in selected areas in rural Puducherry

Assessment of nutritional status and effectiveness of Individualized Intervention Package for improving undernutrition among the elderly population residing in selected areas in rural Puducherry – a mixed method study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/02/080499
Enrollment
50
Registered
2025-02-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-03

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Individualized Intervention Package: Individualized Intervention package with the following components for three months • Dietary components (addressing the undernutrition) • Disease-r

Sponsors

NIL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: People more than 60 years residing in same area for more than 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. People with terminal illness, disability and patients with any mental disorders 2. People with Nutritional diseases like celiac disease, lactose intolerance, short bowel syndrome, tuberculosis and any other (self-reported)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Prevalence of undernourishment - Frequency and proportionTimepoint: Baseline assessment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Effectiveness of individualized intervention package in improving the undernutrition 1. Increase in BMI - Mean difference 2. Increase in the score of Mini Nutritional Scale Assessment - Mean differenceTimepoint: 3 months;Facilitating & barriers of adherence to individualized intervention package for improving undernutrition among the intervention group - Thematic analysisTimepoint: Endline

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactPremkumar Ramasubramani

Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute

prem8015r@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026