Finger Food, Pleasure at Your Fingertips: Randomized Pilot Study, Open-label and Parallel Groups
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age75-120
SponsorUniversity Hospital, Tours
About this trial
Food is available in easy-to-grip bites that allow residents in care settings to use their fingers for food. This new way of eating can help limit weight loss, increase food intake, gain independence and improve the enjoyment of eating for residents.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Male or female residents over 75 years old living in a Accommodation facility for dependent elderly people for at least 3 months
Unintentional weight loss ≥ 5% in 1 month
Involuntary weight loss ≥ 10% in 6 months or compared to the usual weight or compared to the weight at entry to the EHPAD
Dynamometer (kg): < 27 AND calf circumference (cm): < 31
Disqualifiers
Protected person: safeguard of justice
Swallowing disorder having a contra-indication to the texture of hand-eating meals.
Lack of motor skills in both hands
Specific diet: pleasure diet, salt-free, sugar-free, fiber-free, artificial nutrition
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Hand-Eating
- Control
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov