Study on improving nutritional status using oral nutritional supplements for community-dwelling elderly

Randomized parallel group comparative study on improving nutritional status with oral nutritional supplements in community-dwelling elderly - Randomized parallel group comparative study on improving nutritional status with oral nutritional supplements in community-dwelling elderly

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000053751

Enrollment

Registered

2024-03-09

Start date

2024-09-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Under-nutritional condition

Interventions

Taking orally one pack of nutritional supplement (200 kcal) per day for 16 weeks in addition to regular meals No test food intake

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Community dwelling elderly aged 65 or more 2. Those who regularly visit the facility (at least once a week) and undergo functional training. 3. Persons with a Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) score of 11 or less

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Persons with a BMI of 23 kg/m2 or more 2. Persons with moderate or higher dementia 3. Persons who are depressed 4. Persons who are allergic to cow's milk or soybeans 5. Persons who have difficulty in swallowing and in ingesting the test food 6. Persons who have been instructed by a doctor or dietitian to restrict their intake of energy or protein 7. Persons who are taking medicines or supplements which main ingredients are EPA or BCAA 8. Persons who have collected or plan to collect a cumulative total of 400 ml or more of blood within 12 weeks before the start date of taking the test food. 9. Persons who are participating in other clinical trials or who plan to participate in other clinical trials during the study period 10.Persons who are judged to be unsuitable as subjects by the study director due to subject background, lifestyle, etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Body weight	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
BMI, Body composition, calf circumference, grip strength, total protein, albumin, total lymphocyte count, Prognostic Nutritional Index, prealbumin, total cholesterol, high-sensitivity CRP, blood EPA concentration, blood BCAA concentration , intestinal microbiota, MNA-SF score, Functional Independence Measure (motor subscales)	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakeshi Matsubara

Morinaga Milk Industry Co., Ltd. Health Care & Nutritional Science Institute, R&D Division

ta-matsubara@morinagamilk.co.jp046-252-3057

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026