Does intensive feeding improve nutritional status and outcome in acutely ill older in-patients?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN43554088

Enrollment

1500

Registered

2004-01-23

Start date

1997-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Acute illness Not Applicable

Interventions

1. Feeding support from health care assistants trained to provide support with all aspects of feeding 2. Standard care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients over 65 admitted acutely to Medicine for the Elderly wards. Sample is estimate to be 750 people in each group.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients unable to take food orally (e.g. unconscious, severe dysphagia) 2. Not expected to survive the current admission 3. Patients with a body mass index (BMI) greater or equal to 25

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The study is designed to see whether feeding support improves the nutritional status of patients to an extent it will have a positive day to day effect on function, the time patients require to become medically fit for discharge and length of stay.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Not provided at time of registration	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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