N/A N=47 Randomized Prevention

Nutritional Intake of "Finger-food" on Elderly People in Seniors's Resident

Nutritive Value

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

Serious AEs

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Results posted

Aug 2024

Primary outcome: Primary: Quantitative Measure of Ingesta — 941.1; 910.1; 1001; 862.9 Kilocalories — p=<0.0001

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: N/A
Interventions: Finger-Food (Other); Without Finger-Food (Other)
Age: Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult
Sex: All
Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee
Primary completion: Sep 2017

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Quantitative Measure of Ingesta	941.1; 910.1; 1001; 862.9; 984; 843.4	<0.0001 sig

Summary

The undernourishment and the prevention of its risk at the elderly person in seniors's resident represent a major issue in public health. The diagnosis of undernourishment and its risk are systematically recommended in these structures where the nutrition of these people is a problem because often inappropriate for their capacities of prehension and consequently for their nutritional needs. One of the solutions to remedy can be found in the " finger-food ". The study FIFO ("Finger-Food") suggests verifying the hypothesis which the finger-food would allow to increase the nutritional intake of the resident who have disorders of the prehension and\or requiring a nutritional stimulation and\or require an help to the preparation of the meal.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Residents institutionalized in seniors's resident for 3 months at least
Residents in disability to feed single-handedly because of cognitive and/or physical disorders
Having at least use of a hand
Do not opposing the participation in the study or information and not opposition of the family / close to confidence / legal guardian in case of resident in incapacity to understand (senility, insanity)

Exclusion Criteria

Confined to bed
Specific diets (without residue, allergen, …)
Enteral nutrition
Absence motricity of 2 hands

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