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2024-05-06 @ 1:23 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 1:13 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04003493
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2021-11-11
First Post:
2019-06-25
Brief Title:
LifE Style Nutrition and Oral Health in Care Givers LENTO
Sponsor:
University of Eastern Finland
Organization:
University of Eastern Finland
Study Overview
Official Title:
LifE Style Nutrition and Oral Health in Care Givers
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2021-11
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The LENTO study sample includes the caregivers and their clients living in eastern Finland The aims of this study are
1 to study the nutritional status oral health coping functional capacity and quality of life
2 to find out how individual nutrition and oral health counseling received for caregivers affect on the nutritional status and oral health of caregivers and their clients
3 develop an operating model to maintain good nutrition and oral health
1 to study the nutritional status oral health coping functional capacity and quality of life
2 to find out how individual nutrition and oral health counseling received for caregivers affect on the nutritional status and oral health of caregivers and their clients
3 develop an operating model to maintain good nutrition and oral health
Detailed Description:
In Finland the aim is to reduce the institutional care of older people and caring them in their own homes The goal of shifting the focus of services to open services is difficult to implement if the health of the caregivers is inadequate In order to achieve this goal it is important to influence the health and performance of caregivers Information is needed to support this among others about how the nutrition and oral health of caregivers can be promoted and to what extent this affects the performance and quality of life of their clients A randomly of 220 caregivers over 65 years old and their clients is selected for this study The caregivers are randomized to either treatment or control groups At the beginning of the study is estimated the nutritional status and oral health of the caregivers Based on the results the nutritionist and dental hygienist give individual advice to optimize the nutrition and oral health of the caregivers in the intervention group After six months the same measurements are made as at the beginning of the study Monitoring measurements will be made one year after the start of the intervention The results of this project provide information on the health well-being and ability to the function of the caregivers Based on the results is developed an operating model that is intended to be wide as use as possible Improving the nutrition and oral health of caregivers has a significant impact on their own and their clients health and well-being as well as the long-term care costs presumably
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None