Clinical trial NCT06739642: Effectiveness of Dementia Nutrition Education
Official title: Effectiveness of Caregiver Nutrition Education on the Diet of Patient with Dementia: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Dementia
Nutrition
Nutrition Deficiency Due to Insufficient Food
Nutrition Assessment
Keywords: Dementia, Caregiving, Nutrition and Feeding Issues, Education and Training, Nursing.
Lead sponsor: Celal Bayar University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-12-18
Enrollment: 89
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Nutritional problems can and do manifest themselves at various stages and with varying degrees of severity. Patients with dementia are at significant risk for weight loss and malnutrition due to the numerous issues that arise during the disease process. Caregivers of patients with dementia face significant challenges in providing nutritional care for their patients due to difficulties with nutrition for physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral reasons.

The following methods were used: This study employed a randomized controlled trial with a pretest-posttest design. The study was conducted with 89 patients and caregivers (45 in the intervention group and 44 in the control group). We collected data from the intervention and control groups before and after the intervention using the Descriptive Information Form, Edinburgh Nutrition Evaluation in Dementia (EdFED) Scale, Mini Nutritional Assessment, Dysphagia Assessment Scale in Multiple Sclerosis, and Sarcopenia Screening Test (SARC-F). The intervention group received a standardized educational program for three months. We evaluated the data using percentages, arithmetic means, standard deviations, medians, and interquartile ranges. We analyzed the data using chi-square tests, Mann-Whitney U tests, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, and intention-to-treat analyses.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria for caregivers

* being a primary caregiver,
* aged\> 18,
* volunteering to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria for caregivers -wanting to quit working, not attending training

Inclusion criteria for patients

* According to DSM-V criteria, they must have a nutritional disorder, metabolic disorder, or dementia that is not due to systematic diseases
* be fed orally
* have the caregiver/guardian of the patient with dementia voluntarily agree to participate in the research with him/herself and the patient

Exclusion criteria for patients

-Having a health condition that affects nutrition

Primary outcomes:
measure: The Edinburgh Nutrition Assessment in Dementia ( EdFED ) Scale
timeFrame: Four months
measure: Dysphagia Assessment Scale in Multiple Sclerosis (DYMUS)
timeFrame: Four months
measure: The Mini Nutritional Assessment (MND) Test
timeFrame: Four months
measure: The Sarcopenia Screening Test (SARC-F)
timeFrame: Four months
measure: BMI
timeFrame: Four months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Manisa
country: Turkey
facility: Manisa Celal Bayar University
state: Yunusemre
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