Survey of Lifelong Food and Nutrition Assistance (LIFANA) in Stroke Patients and Caregivers

Stroke Clinical Trial

Official title:

Survey of Lifelong Food and Nutrition Assistance (LIFANA) in Stroke Patients and Caregivers - Cereneo Schweiz AG (Center for Neurology and Rehabilitation)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03635476
• Other study ID #: LIFOCUS
• Status: Completed
• Start date: August 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: January 2021
• Source: Cereneo AG
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Many elderly suffer from nutritional problems that can cause (or can be caused by) a number of complications such as weakened immune systems and chronic health conditions (diabetes type 2, high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases or even osteoporosis).

Through appropriate adjustments in the diets, on the basis of nutritional advice, the burden of established diseases as well as the risks of developing further conditions can be diminished. The goal of our proposed project LIFANA is to develop and evaluate the LIFANA Nutrition Solution to support healthy nutrition.. This may include general preferences, such as culture, taste, and budget, but more importantly automated and personalised nutritional recommendations based on advice provided by professional nutritionists and allergists. This is a national project co-funded by the European Union.

One of the activities of the project is to collect information through a survey with patients. These questions will contribute to creating solutions that can explore the perspectives of patients.

Description:

Patients will be approached in the clinic by a neurologist and health care professionals. The questionnaire will take place at cereneo. The group will consist of 25 participants and last between 1h. The Survey will be conducted by a clinician who will take notes. Semi-structured discussion guide will be used. With regard to the communication, the moderator will identify factors that will influence communication in a positive or negative way.

The health professionals will perform content analyses on the transcripts; the schema of categories will be oriented towards the research questions, using open questions, directly addressing quiet participants, and handling the discussion guide in a flexible way.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 5
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: October 20, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation

• caregivers of stroke patients

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe aphasia

• Severe cognitive deficits

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diet Modification
• Relatives
• Stroke

Intervention

Other:
• Qualitative interview study
The group in question is part of a research program aimed at developing and evaluating the LIFANA Nutrition Solution, a meal planning recommended system, which suggests meals based on the user's personal profile. This may include general preferences, such as culture, taste, and budget, but more importantly automated and personalised nutritional recommendations based on advice provided by professional nutritionists and allergists.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Switzerland	cereneo Schweiz AG	Vitznau	LU

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Cereneo AG	cereneo Institute for Interdsciplinary Research (cefir)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	User Needs	The primary endpoint of this study is to explore the perspectives of patients through appropriate adjustments of focus group questions on user needs for managing nutritional status	1 day/session