Elderly nutrition. Nutritional deficiency, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Daily dietary supplement capsules (Multivitamin-Mineral) will be administrated for 3 months. Food supplement will be given to the subjects under nurses’ supervision. Intervention 2: Th
Treatment - Drugs
Daily dietary supplement capsules (Multivitamin-Mineral) will be administrated for 3 months. Food supplement will be given to the subjects under nurses’ supervision.
There will be no intervention for control group
Sponsors
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Vice – Chancellery of Research & Technology
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elderly subjects who are residents in Kermanshah state nursing home at least for a month, will be enrolled in this study. Exclusion criteria include elderly who are suffering from chronic diseases, infectious diseases and who take dietary supplements.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The level of vitamins serum. Timepoint: 3 month. Method of measurement: Biochemical tests using standard methods. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight change. Timepoint: 3 month. Method of measurement: device of Body Analyzer. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Outcome results
None listed