Frailty Syndrome — Application of a Nutritional Counseling Program on the Frailty of Older Adults in the Mexican Population
Citation(s)
Andersson J, Hulander E, Rothenberg E, Iversen PO Effect on Body Weight, Quality of Life and Appetite Following Individualized, Nutritional Counselling to Home-Living Elderly after Rehabilitation - An Open Randomized Trial. J Nutr Health Aging. 2017;21(7):811-818. doi: 10.1007/s12603-016-0825-8.
Faber MJ, Bosscher RJ, Chin A Paw MJ, van Wieringen PC Effects of exercise programs on falls and mobility in frail and pre-frail older adults: A multicenter randomized controlled trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2006 Jul;87(7):885-96.
Nykänen I, Rissanen TH, Sulkava R, Hartikainen S Effects of individual dietary counseling as part of a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) on nutritional status: a population-based intervention study. J Nutr Health Aging. 2014 Jan;18(1):54-8. doi: 10.1007/s12603-013-0342-y.
Application of a Nutritional Counseling Program on the Frailty of Older Adults in the Mexican Population
Interventional studies are often prospective and are specifically tailored to evaluate direct impacts of treatment or preventive measures on disease.
Observational studies are often retrospective and are used to assess potential causation in exposure-outcome relationships and therefore influence preventive methods.
Expanded access is a means by which manufacturers make investigational new drugs available, under certain circumstances, to treat a patient(s) with a serious disease or condition who cannot participate in a controlled clinical trial.
Clinical trials are conducted in a series of steps, called phases - each phase is designed to answer a separate research question.
Phase 1: Researchers test a new drug or treatment in a small group of people for the first time to evaluate its safety, determine a safe dosage range, and identify side effects.
Phase 2: The drug or treatment is given to a larger group of people to see if it is effective and to further evaluate its safety.
Phase 3: The drug or treatment is given to large groups of people to confirm its effectiveness, monitor side effects, compare it to commonly used treatments, and collect information that will allow the drug or treatment to be used safely.
Phase 4: Studies are done after the drug or treatment has been marketed to gather information on the drug's effect in various populations and any side effects associated with long-term use.
