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Nutrition Care Process in Mexican Older Adults

Efficacy of the Application of the Nutrition Care Process on the Eating Habits of Older Adults in the State of Colima During 12 Months of Follow-up: a Randomized, Single-blind Clinical Trial.

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05808270
Acronym
NCP
Enrollment
76
Registered
2023-04-11
Start date
2023-08-01
Completion date
2024-07-31
Last updated
2023-12-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Malnutrition

Keywords

Nutrition care process, Older adults, Malnutrition, Eating habits

Brief summary

The aim of this clinical trial is to determine the efficacy at 12 months of the application of the nutrition care process in the eating habits of older adults in the state of Colima, Mexico compared to a conventional nutritional intervention. The main questions it aims to answer is: what is the efficacy of the application of the nutrition care process vs. a conventional nutritional intervention on the eating habits of older adults in the state of Colima, Mexico after 12 months of follow-up?

Detailed description

Participants will be two study groups. Group 1 will apply the nutritional care process and Group 2 will use standard care. The Structured Survey of Food Quality of the older adult will be applied to classify eating habits as good and bad; as well as the reduction of malnutrition in the study participants, in addition, the 24-hour reminder and the food consumption frequency questionnaire will be evaluated before and after the nutritional intervention, an eating plan will be determined according to the needs and later, follow-up will be given for 8 weeks, finally monitoring will be done at 3, 6 and 12 months in order to detect changes in eating habits. The financial resources will be financed by resources own in the Social Coexistence Center for the older adults in the metropolitan area of Colima, Mexico. Group experience: there are health professionals specialized in patient care. The protocol has the approval of a local research ethics committee (CEICANCL220223-NUTRICIA-02).

Interventions

BEHAVIORALNutrition care process

According to the randomization and simple blinding, there will be 2 study groups in which group 1 will be operated on Nutrition care process and group 2 with Conventional nutritional intervention. * The Nutrition Care Process is a standardized model intended to guide RDNs in providing high quality nutrition care. The NCP consists of four distinct, interrelated steps: Nutrition Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, and Monitoring/Evaluation (AND, 2023). * In the case of Conventional nutritional intervention, we will base ourselves on the application of a habitual nutritional clinical history, where information will be obtained on the reasons for consultation and the specific needs of the patient to carry out an intervention based on their priorities.

Sponsors

Universidad de Colima
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Masking description

Each participant belonging to this institution has the same probability of being selected for the study. On this occasion, a numbered list of the subjects candidates to participate in the study will be needed. Subsequently, by means of a raffle with balls numbered from 1 to 2, the subjects will be assigned to each of the interventions, number 1 corresponds to the intervention with the nutrition care process and number 2 to the conventional nutritional intervention.

Intervention model description

There will be two groups in which one group will be given a conventional intervention, a second group will use the nutrition care process (NCP). A nutritional clinical history will be applied to each of the older adults to know general data, body composition, biochemical and clinical parameters, nutritional evaluation (considered step 1 of the NCP), then a nutritional diagnosis will be given (step 2) , to give a dietary prescription, objectives, action plan, intervention and nutritional education to the patient for a period of 8 weeks (step 3) to monitor adherence to the nutritional prescription, which will be monitored at 3 , 6 and 12 months (step 4).

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Older adults ≥ 60 years old * female or male * who voluntarily agree to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

* People who have a specific treatment determined by another health professional * people with chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis or dialysis treatment. * adherence less than 80% in the nutritional intervention * incomplete data collection, participants who decide to leave the project * people who are hospitalized or die.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes from baseline Eating Habits (Survey of Food Quality of the Older Person) at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessApplication of the structured Survey of Food Quality of the Older Person.
Changes from baseline Malnutrition parameters measured by GLIM Criteria at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessApplication of the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Changes from baseline water mass at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessWater mass measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (Tanita BC 568)
Changes from baseline fat body mass at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessFat body mass measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (Tanita BC 568)
Changes from baseline body mass index at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care Processweight (Tanita BC 568) and height (SECA 213) will be combined to report BMI in kg/m\^2
Changes from baseline energy intake (by a dietary recall) at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessCalorie intake measured by a 24 food dietary recall and reported in kcal.
Changes from baseline carbohydrate intake (by a dietary recall) at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessCarbohydrate intake measured by a 24 food dietary recall and reported in grams.
Changes from baseline protein intake (by a dietary recall) at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessProtein intake measured by a 24 food dietary recall and reported in grams.
Changes from baseline lipid intake (by a dietary recall) at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessLipid intake measured by a 24 food dietary recall and reported in grams.
Changes from baseline diabetes mellitus control at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care Processdiabetes mellitus control reported by a medical record
Changes from baseline Quality of life perception (WHOQOL) at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessApplication of the Quality of life perception (World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire)
Changes from baseline undernutrition control at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessUndernutrition control reported by a medical record
Changes from baseline hypertension control at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessHypertension control reported by a medical record
Changes from baseline serum albumin at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessMeasurement of albumin (g/dL) by serum blood sample (using a Spinreact kit).
Changes from baseline serum total cholesterol at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessMeasurement of total cholesterol (mg/dL) by serum blood sample (using a Spinreact kit).
Changes from baseline serum HDL Cholesterol at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessMeasurement of HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) by serum blood sample (using a Spinreact kit).
Changes from baseline serum triglycerides at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessMeasurement of triglycerides (mg/dL) by serum blood sample (using a Spinreact kit).
Changes from baseline fasting glucose at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessMeasurement of fasting glucose (mg/dL) by serum blood sample (using a Spinreact kit).
Changes from baseline obesity control at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessObesity control reported by a medical record
Changes from lean body mass at 12 months12 months after the intervention with the Nutrition Care ProcessLean body mass measured by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (Tanita BC 568)

Countries

Mexico

Contacts

Primary ContactAlondra Elizabeth García-Ibáñez, MSc
agarcia30@ucol.mx+523121512015
Backup ContactMónica Ríos Silva, PhD, MD
mrios@ucol.mx+523121206914

Outcome results

None listed

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