Does the Access to Small Delicious Dishes, Have a Positive Effect on Nutritional Intake in Patients at Nutritional Risk?

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Rationale: The objective of this study was to investigate whether a new energy dense food concept, on order 24 hours a day, would lead to a minimum 75% intake of nutritional needs in patients at nutritional risk. The investigators target was for 70% of patients to reach 75% of their energy and protein requirements. Methods: An intervention study was conducted with inclusion of 40 patients at nutritional risk, according to the NRS-2002 criteria. The food concept consisted of 36 small delicious dishes. Patients could choose food from both the new concept and the ordinary patient buffet. The investigators monitored patients' nutritional requirements and daily nutritional intake.

Official Title
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Does the Access to Small Delicious Dishes, 24 Hours a Day, Have a Positive Effect on Nutritional Intake in Patients at Nutritional Risk?

Conditions
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Malnutrition

Intervention / Treatment
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* Dietary Supplement: Nutritional intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: patients at nutritional risk, according to the NRS-2002 criteria. patient must be able to understand the information and be able to give a written inform consent well-functioning gastrointestinal tract Anticipated length of hospitalization > 5 days Should understand and speak danish Exclusion Criteria: Terminal patients patients with dysphagia patient with food allergy or intolerance patients who only receives enteral or parenteral nutrition

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Nutritional intervention<br> | Dietary Supplement: Nutritional intervention<br>* The study was a 12 weeks intervention trial with inclusion of 40 patients at nutritional risk, according to the NRS-2002 system. All included patients received nutritional counseling and information about the new food concept by a clinical dietician. Recording of the dietary intake was carried out on a daily basis over a period of 3 to 7 days, with nutritional registration forms filled in by the nurse and/or the patient.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in energy and protein intake compared to the historical control group | The patient's energy requirement was estimated both from the factorial method and by Harris and Benedicts formula and the protein requirements was taken to be 18 E % of the energy requirement. Recording of the dietary intake was carried out on a daily basis over a period of 3 to 7 days, with nutritional registration forms filled in by the nurse and/or the patient. The nutritional registration forms contained information of the energy and protein content of the food | 3 to 7 days recording of dietary intake | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Nutrition, new energy dense food concept