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First received: November 01, 2022

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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