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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.


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NCT number NCT02925728
Study type Interventional
Source Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date February 7, 2017
Completion date September 25, 2017

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