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Filter by:In this study, patients are supposed to take Fortimel® Protein, an Oral Nutritional Supplement (ONS) recommended in case of malnutrition once daily during the study period. Three visits will be planned for each patient enrolled in the study (baseline visit, visits of follow-up at 4 weeks and 12 weeks). Phone calls will be regularly organized during one month or three months according to the duration of supplementation. The primary purpose of the OFraDDom study is to assess the compliance with ONS (respect by the patient of the physician's prescription) at the end of the first month. Data regarding the beneficial effects of ONS, or compliance with ONS in frail elderly population, are very limited. The study could complete knowledge about oral nutritional supplementation in the undernourished frail elderly people and help to demonstrate that oral nutritional supplements have benefits on nutritional status and physical performances in frail elderly people.
The study is a randomized controlled study, ongoing over 16 weeks. At discharge, the intervention group receives guidance from a clinical dietician, where an individual nutrition plan is made. The dietitian will perform a telephone follow-up after 4 and 30 days. It will also be possible for the participant, relatives or municipality to contact the dietician if nutritional questions arise. At the time of discharge the intervention group will receive a package containing foods and drinks that will cover their nutritional needs the first day after discharge. They will also get a goodiebag containing samples on protein-rich milk-based drinks. Data is collected on quality of life, appetite, physical function, dietary intake, weight, height, energy and protein needs, as well as experience of discharge and cooperation with the municipality. If there is a need, information about nutrition status will be sent to the municipality so the municipality can take over nutritional treatment. The control group receives standard treatment.
Background. Several nutritional factors have been evaluated as prognostic factors for survival in ALS patients at earlier stages of the disease [body mass index (BMI), body composition expressed as fat free mass (FFM), fat mass (FM), phase angle (PhA), low-density lipoprotein/high-density lipoprotein (LDL/HDL) ratio, cholesterol levels], while only two studies have evaluated some of these parameters after PEG placement. Aim. BMI and cholesterol levels were evaluated as prognostic factors for survival after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement Moreover, the relationship between body composition and BMI in a subgroup of ALS patients was evaluated.
With advancing age, older adults are susceptible to vitamin and mineral deficiencies for a variety of reasons. Nutrient-dense food sources of vitamin E and other key vitamins and minerals, like hazelnuts, may offer a simple means of improving nutritional status of healthy older adults. This hypothesis is that individuals eating hazelnuts everyday will result in measurable increases in magnesium and vitamin E levels, two under-consumed micronutrients among older adults. Thus, subjects will consume two ounces (56 g) of hazelnuts each day for sixteen weeks. Investigators will measure vitamin E and magnesium levels along with a general assessment of micronutrient status as primary outcomes. Since nuts are nutrient-rich sources of unsaturated fatty acids but low in carbohydrates, changes in fasting glucose, lipid and lipoprotein profiles, and BMI will also be determined (secondary outcomes).
Introduction: Protein energy malnutrition is one of the strongest predictors of morbidity and mortality in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Many reports indicate that there is a high prevalence of malnutrition up to 40% , and has a strong association with inflammation and cardiovascular disease (CVD) as well as lower quality of life in this population. The aim of this study was to compare the nutritional modalities by means of biochemical parameters, arterial stiffness and bioimpedance analysis. Material and Methods: We designed an observational study with 56 malnourished MHD patients (mean age: 61.8±12.3 years, duration of hemodialysis: 7.9±5.1 years) . Patients were distributed into 4 groups according to patients requests for nutritional support modalities. We offered the combination of oral nutritional support (ONS) and intradialytic parenteral nutrition (IDPN) to all patients however some of the patients refused this combination thus we had 4 groups as; Group 1 (patients received only ONS and refused parenteral nutrition; n: 14), group 2 (patients received only parenteral NS and refused ONS; n: 14), group 3 (patients received both oral and parenteral NS; n: 10) and group 4 (dietetic support group; patients who refused all types of nutritional support and only followed by counselling, n: 18) for 12 months. Biochemical parameters were assessed from monthly clinical visits. Normalized protein catabolic rate (nPCR), malnutrition-inflammation score (MIS), body composition (fat mass [FM], fat-free mass (FFM) muscle mass (MM, body mass index (BMI)) by multifrequency bioimpedance analysis (BCM, Fresenius).
The aim of this open-label randomized controlled trial conducted in four African countries (Madagascar, Niger, Central African Republic and Senegal) is to compare three strategies of renutrition for moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) in children based on modulation of the gut microbiota with enriched flours alone, enriched flours with prebiotics or enriched flours coupled with antibiotic treatment. Cognitive development of children (Senegal) will also be studied and compared.
Background: There is a lack of evidence on whether maternal nutritional deficiencies after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or sleeve gastrectomy (SG) affect fetal development. The investigators hypothesis is that SG could induce nutritional deficiencies during pregnancy, as RYGB does, because of food restriction. These nutritional deficiencies may alter fetal growth. Methods: Women with singleton pregnancies who had at least one nutritional evaluation during pregnancy in our institution between 2006 and 2017 were included. The investigators evaluated nutritional deficiencies according to standard and pregnancy-specific norms. They have planned to study the relationships between these parameters and fetal growth. Objectives: To compare maternal nutritional parameters and neonatal outcomes after RYGB and SG and to assess the impact of nutritional alterations on fetal growth.
Research has demonstrated that there is a relationship between malnourishment and insufficient production of pancreatic enzymes, such as α-amylase which digests starch into glucose. Starchy foods that can be easily digested into glucose are critical to the development child for energy and proper growth. This study investigated the use of a noninvasive breath test for the assessment of amylase sufficiency, digestibility of normal and modified sorghum porridges and gastric emptying rate of a sorghum porridge in Malian and U.S. children.
This prospective, observational study is designed to observe the use of a high calorie, high protein tube feed product in adults that are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition, as assessed by a clinician, and have been placed on a nutritional care plan which includes a tube feeding formula, per standard of care.
The study evaluates whether sarcopenia influences the prevalence of abdominal hernias in patients with cirrhosis.