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Validation of a Nutrition Screening Tool

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Nestlé
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01473706
First received: November 10, 2011
Last updated: January 6, 2012
Last verified: January 2012
History of Changes

November 10, 2011
January 6, 2012
August 2011
January 2012   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Sensitivity and the specificity (in percent) of the consumer version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment versus a validated nutrition screening tool [ Time Frame: Within a one hour visit ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
Complete list of historical versions of study NCT01473706 on ClinicalTrials.gov Archive Site
Ability of the consumer version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment to predict the accuracy of the nutrition status classifications (normal nutritional status, at risk of malnutrition & malnourished) [ Time Frame: Within a one hour visit ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
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Validation of a Nutrition Screening Tool
Mini Nutritional Assessment: Consumer Validation

The purpose of this study is to compare the accuracy of a new consumer nutrition screening tool to an established and validated nutrition screening tool currently completed by healthcare practitioners.

The main objective of the study is to determine the accuracy of the self-administered consumer Mini Nutritional Assessment by comparing the level of agreement in the categorization of nutritional status between the self-administered Mini Nutritional Assessment and a validated nutrition screening tool in a population aged 65 and older.
Observational
Time Perspective: Prospective
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Non-Probability Sample

Consumers aged 65 or older with or without their caregiver
Malnutrition
Other: Consumer Mini Nutritional Assessment
A 11 question, self administered nutrition screening tool. The consumer and their caregiver will complete the consumer version of the Mini Nutritional Assessment. A healthcare professional will then meet with the consumer and complete a nutrition screening with utilizing a validated nutrition screening tool.
  • Consumers
    Adults aged ≥ 65 years; Employed part-time, unemployed, retired, full-time or a homemaker; English speaking
    Intervention: Other: Consumer Mini Nutritional Assessment
  • Caregivers of Consumers
    Family, relative, friend, professional caregiver of an individual age ≥ 65 years; Lives with individual aged ≥ 65 years OR Visits individual aged ≥ 65 years five or more days a week; Makes decisions or has strong influence on the individual aged ≥ 65 years' diet and medical needs; English speaking
    Intervention: Other: Consumer Mini Nutritional Assessment
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*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Active, not recruiting
418
June 2012
January 2012   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

- Consumer

  • Age ≥ 65 years
  • Employed part-time, unemployed, retired, full-time homemaker

  • English speaking

    - Caregiver of Consumer

  • Family, relative, friend, professional caregiver of an individual age ≥ 65 years

  • Lives with individual aged ≥ 65 years OR Visits individual aged ≥ 65 years five or more days a week

    • Makes decisions or has strong influence on the individual aged ≥ 65 years' diet and medical needs.
  • English speaking

Exclusion Criteria:

- Consumer

-- Full time employment
Both
65 Years and older
Yes
Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
United States
 
NCT01473706
11.01.US.HCN
No
Nestlé
Nestlé
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Principal Investigator: Kerri Lehrhaupt Kantar Health
Nestlé
January 2012

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