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Filter by:The goal of this observational study is to compare the prognostic value of different nutritional screening tools to predict the course of acute pancreatitis. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Which nutritional screening tool performs best to predict length of hospital stay? - Which nutritional screening tool performs best to predict clinical outcome (disease severity, length of hospital stay, mortality, need for rehospitalization)? Participants will answer questions regarding their nutritional status and undergo basic anthropometric assessments (e.g. measurement of waist circumference) to evaluate their risk of malnutrition.
This study seeks to promote consumption of locally sourced foods among school going children in Barbados. The study targets parents/care givers of school going children aged 18 years and below. Parents have been chosen as the target for this study because they shape the meals that their children consume through two primary routes; a) direct purchase of meal ingredients and b) political influence on school based meal programs. The study seeks to achieve this by first identifying the behavioral obstacles for consumption of locally sourced produce through exploratory and desk research and then designing interventions to address the obstacles.
This study aims to investigate the compliance of high-energy, low-volume oral nutritional supplements (ONS) compared to equivalent high-energy standard ONS (control) in participants at risk of malnutrition.
The APPETITE Trial aims to investigate the efficacy of innovative plant protein fibre (PPF) products (developed in a previous workpackage) as part of a personalised diet with/out physical activity on appetite and incidence of undernutrition in older persons from three European countries at high risk of undernutrition.
The intervention will focus on identifying risk factors for depression and anxiety and will quantitate the educational component of the POWER Obesity group intervention delivered by mental health professionals that are currently presenting for 30 min during the Monday session to address the root causes of obesity as well as to encourage positive lifestyle changes (e.g. sleep, diet, sun exposure, circadian rhythms, and addictions). The previously published hypothesis identifies triggers, that combined, could cause mental health problems. The 10 groups of triggers are: (1) Genetic, (2) Developmental, (3) Lifestyle, (4) Circadian Rhythm, (5) Addiction, (6) Nutrition, (7) Toxic, (8) Social/Complicated Grief, (9) Medical Condition, and (10) Frontal Lobe. Each of these factors will be dealt with in the lifestyle intervention. The project will be led by the assistant professor (in process) Francisco E Ramirez, MD with his mentor Theodore Friedman, MD, PhD supervising the project. Hypothesis: The investigators hypothesize that composite POWER Obesity group will have greater improvement in mental health compared to the dietitian-led group. Measuring outcomes: The intervention will take 1 year to recruit all the patients the investigators expect to have the 75 patients in the group intervention and 25 patients in the dietitian-led group. With these numbers, our preliminary power analysis suggests there will be a difference in the two groups with an alpha of .05 and 80% power. The investigators will add 3 tests to both arms of the study, 9-question Patient Health Questionnaire (PQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), and the Depression and Anxiety Assessment Test, in the POWER Obesity group at 0, 3, 6 months and 12 months of intervention.
More children will survive to adulthood today than at any other point in human history, as evidenced by the proportion of live births and absolute numbers. The present generation of young people who have lived to the age of five will reach adulthood around 2030 and will be the generation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). These children's health and nutrition as they grow from 5 to 19 years will have permanent ramifications on the development of the coming generation. The Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey was conducted between 2016 and 2018, indicating unacceptably high levels of malnutrition among Indian children and adolescents. It was discovered that one out of every five children aged 5 to 9 was stunted, indicating they were malnourished for their age. Undernourished girls are more likely to become short-statured mothers, giving birth to low-birth-weight and stunted newborns who are more prone to disease and linear growth failure. Evidence suggests that maternal short stature (less than 150 cm) predicts childhood growth failure and increases the risk of having a stunted baby by two years. The common genetic background and environmental influences that affect the mother during her early childhood and adolescence play a substantial role in the relationship between maternal stature and the linear growth of the child. This causes a cycle of undernutrition and poor growth that continues through generations and impacts the offspring's growth. Adolescence is a key period of physical and social development when the physiological, mental, and behavioural underpinnings of long-term health are established. The development of critical bone mass is crucial during this time because it lays the foundation for preserving bone mineral integrity later in life. During adolescence, over 40% of peak bone mass is achieved. Changes in body composition are also seen during early adolescence. These physiological processes are both nutritionally sensitive and predictive of their future health. Adolescent behaviour is also linked to 33 percent of sickness and 60 percent of premature deaths in adulthood. Because adolescence is also a critical period for the development of the ability to make independent decisions, follow them through, and achieve goals- enabling healthy social networks, is critical. This includes Social and Behavioural Change Communications, which can assist early adolescents create lifetime behaviour patterns, such as good nutrition and physical exercise choices. Investing in adolescent health and well-being pays off in three ways: during their adolescence, in their adulthood, and for their future offspring generations. Thus, young adolescence provides a "window of opportunity" for children to improve their nutritional health and outcomes. Therefore, this cohort aims to explore the trajectories of growth (including anthropometric measures, bone mass, and muscle mass and function) among rural young adolescents and its association with intergenerational nutritional status through a longitudinal study. A greater understanding of growth trajectories set in a longitudinal study would aid in the discovery of particular variables that influence the timing of young adolescents' growth and the factors associated with intergenerational nutritional status.
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) will be conducted where where mechanically ventilated patients will be randomized to optimal protein (Achieve 80% protein supplementation adequacy with daily titration) versus standard protein feeding. Both groups will receive standard usual early exercise therapy. Specific aim 1: To determine if optimal protein supplementation improves functional outcome of patients as measured by Functional Status Score (FSS) on Day 7. Specific aim 2: To determine if optimal protein supplementation reduces muscle loss of patients at Day 7 as measured by the Rectus Femoris thickness and cross-sectional area (RFCSA) using skeletal muscle ultrasound. Specific aim 3: To determine difference in functional recovery between groups using quality of life (QOL) scores and 6-minute walk distance at 3 months after hospital discharge. The hypothesis is protein inadequacy can be overcome with optimized protein supplementation to reduce muscle loss/sarcopenia and functional impairment in ICU survivors.
The goal of this factorial trial is to test and compare the effectiveness of two caregiver led strategies, i.e., the positive deviance nutrition(PD) strategy and the parent facilitator training (PFT) strategies, to malnutrition and care-giving among children and youth with cerebral palsy. Participants will be assigned to receive either of the four conditions, including, - PFT only, - PD only, - Both the PFT and PD, - None of the PD or PFT (controls) Researchers will compare either groups to see if there is an improvement in the nutritional status by weight gain and care giving knowledge and practices
Early life nutrition is the key modifiable determinant of child growth, development, survival and diseases of adult onset. Pakistan ranks highest for neonatal mortality rate (44.2/1000 live births (LBs)) globally. One third of under-five deaths (74.9/1000 LBs) are attributable to high prevalence of stunting (38%), underweight (23%) and wasting (7%), greatly related to feeding practices. Given the low prevalence of exclusively breast fed (EBF) (48%) and use of minimum acceptable diet (13%), mitigation of early life nutritional risk through promotion of EBF and Young Child Feeding Practices (YCFP) provides a critical window of opportunity for intervention. Secondary Care Hospitals (SCH) of the Aga Khan Health Services Pakistan provide essential maternal and child health services for low-middle income population. Babies born at these SCHs are followed up for vaccination, growth-monitoring and other services at the closely affiliated Family Health Centers (FHCs) run by Lady Health Visitors (LHVs). We aim to examine the effectiveness of a locally designed m-Health application for empowering mothers for child nutritional care as a potentially sustainable approach. The first six months of formative research would identify perceptions, barriers and facilitators for EBF and YCFP using self-determination behavioral theory, among multi-parous pregnant mothers enrolled at three SCHs of Karachi. A randomization trial would be conducted during next 18 months among near-term pregnant women who have access to smart-phones. A culturally appropriate mhealth application called first diet would be developed to provide personalized push messages delivered weekly by the LHVs. Non-intervention group will receive face-face nutritional counselling by the research staff at FHC following routine vaccination and growth-monitoring schedule. Mothers would followed-up from one month prior to expected delivery to child's first birthday. We expect 20% improvement in rates of EBF and YCFP with m-Health intervention. If proven effective, m-health would be incorporated in routine child care provision by LHVs.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine whether implementation of an educational tool for nutritional concerns in 18-25-year-old females who participate in sport increases their understanding of various nutritional concerns. By studying an educational tool geared towards nutritional concerns of the female athlete, clinicians can use the information to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes. Procedure: Participants will be asked to complete a previously validated survey assessing knowledge of nutritional concerns of female athletes: the Female Athlete Triad, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, and eating disorders. The survey will be completed immediately pre- and post-receipt of the educational intervention. The intervention includes education on the previously mentioned nutritional concerns.