Malnutrition
Conditions
Keywords
Nutrition, new energy dense food concept
Brief summary
Rationale: The objective of this study was to investigate whether a new energy dense food concept, on order 24 hours a day, would lead to a minimum 75% intake of nutritional needs in patients at nutritional risk. The investigators target was for 70% of patients to reach 75% of their energy and protein requirements. Methods: An intervention study was conducted with inclusion of 40 patients at nutritional risk, according to the NRS-2002 criteria. The food concept consisted of 36 small delicious dishes. Patients could choose food from both the new concept and the ordinary patient buffet. The investigators monitored patients' nutritional requirements and daily nutritional intake.
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTNutritional intervention
The study was a 12 weeks intervention trial with inclusion of 40 patients at nutritional risk, according to the NRS-2002 system. All included patients received nutritional counseling and information about the new food concept by a clinical dietician. Recording of the dietary intake was carried out on a daily basis over a period of 3 to 7 days, with nutritional registration forms filled in by the nurse and/or the patient.
Sponsors
Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients at nutritional risk, according to the NRS-2002 criteria. * patient must be able to understand the information and be able to give a written inform consent * well-functioning gastrointestinal tract * Anticipated length of hospitalization \> 5 days * Should understand and speak danish
Exclusion criteria
* Terminal patients * patients with dysphagia * patient with food allergy or intolerance * patients who only receives enteral or parenteral nutrition
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in energy and protein intake compared to the historical control group | 3 to 7 days recording of dietary intake | The patient's energy requirement was estimated both from the factorial method and by Harris and Benedicts formula and the protein requirements was taken to be 18 E % of the energy requirement. Recording of the dietary intake was carried out on a daily basis over a period of 3 to 7 days, with nutritional registration forms filled in by the nurse and/or the patient. The nutritional registration forms contained information of the energy and protein content of the food |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed