Clinical Trial: The RELISH Study: Compliance and Palatability of Oral Nutritional Supplements in Hospitalised Older Adults
Study Status: COMPLETED
Recruit Status: COMPLETED
Condition: Malnutrition
Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
Official Title: The RELISH Study: a Prospective Observational Study to Assess Compliance and Palatability of FoRtifiEd Porridge Compared to Standard LIquid-baSed Oral Nutritional Supplementation in Hospitalised Older
Brief Summary:
The RELISH study will investigate a new oral nutritional supplement (fortified porridge) for older adults in hospital who are undernourished (i.e., have malnutrition).Malnutrition is a lack of nutritional intake that can lead to poor recovery from illness, increasing hospital length of stay, and elevating healthcare costs.22% of hospitalised older adults are estimated to have malnutrition.Oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) is key in the management of malnutrition.ONS are energy and nutrient dense products…
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