Effects of oral nutritional supplements compared to fortified foods on energy and protein intake in undernourished geriatric inpatients

Effects of oral nutritional supplements compared to fortified foods on energy and protein intake in undernourished geriatric inpatients: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN04327195

Enrollment

108

Registered

2012-10-03

Start date

2009-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

Malnutrition Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Malnutrition

Interventions

Intervention group: Energy dense, small volume oral nutritional supplements Control group: fortified foods Duration of intervention: during hospitalisation until discharge.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Risk of malnutrition (MNA-sf score 8-11) or malnutrition (MNA-sf score <7)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Terminal illness 2. Expected death during hospitalization / palliation 3. Hospital stay shorter than 14 days 4. Incomplete patient files 5. Need for tube feeding 6. A nothing per mouth order

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of patients achieving an extra intake of 450 kcal per day	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Recommended energy and protein intakes 2. Length of hospital stay 3. Antibiotic usage	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

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