The Meal Tray as a Tool and Platform to Change Eating Habits Among Hospitalized Diabetic Patients - An Intervention Study

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00845793

Enrollment

500

Registered

2009-02-18

Start date

2009-04-30

Completion date

2011-12-31

Last updated

2009-02-18

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Conditions

Type 2 Diabetes

Keywords

Type 2 diabetes, Nutrition, Lifestyle modifications

Brief summary

This protocol is intended to test whether a focused nutritional intervention in hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes can have an impact on long term eating habits, physical activity and anthropometric parameters. The rational is to use the food tray as a means of conveying simple and practical nutritonal and behavioral messages.

Detailed description

Patients hospitalized at Hadassah Medical Center who have type 2 diabetes will relieve a focused nutritional intervention using mainly the food tray during the hospitalization. The intervention will be administered by the hospital nutrition team. At baseline (upon admission) - medical data will be collected as well as nutritional and behavioral questionnaires will be administered. The intervention will take place during the hospitalization period. Follow up using the same tools will be performed at 3 and 12 month. We believe that the hospitalization period, even for reasons non related to diabetes, is a window of opportunity to implement lifestyle changes.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALNutritional guidance

The guidance will be performed using the food tray during the hospitalization and will consist of meeting the nutritionist and receiving brochures along with the meal tray focusing on constituents and elements of the diet. The served meals will consist of elements recommended for patients with T2DM (such as whole grains, low fat dairy products and canola oil).

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age 20-80 years * Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes * Speaking and reading Hebrew

Exclusion criteria

* Chronic medical condition requiring a specific diet * Non Hebrew speaking * Pregnant women

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in the results of the nutrition quality questionnaire	3 and 12 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in anthropometric measures Changes in physical activity levels	3 and 12 months

Countries

Israel

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026