Food Intake of Hospitalized Elderly and Its Influence on Muscular and Clinical Outcomes
Recruiting
Observational Study
Atrophy, Muscular
Undernutrition
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 65 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
The objectives of the present study are: 1) to characterize the energy-protein intake of the elderly during hospitalization; 2) to verify the influence of energy-protein intake during hospitalization on muscular (i.e., cross-sectional area of the rectus femoris and vastus lateralis muscles, muscle strength, functionality and level of independence) and clinical (i.e., length of hospital stay, hospi…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* both sex;
* 65 years and older;
* hospital stay less than 48 hours;
Exclusion Criteria:
* cancer in the last 5 years;
* delirium;
* cognitive deficit that impossibility the patient to read and sign the informed consent form;
* neurological disease;
* neurodegenerative muscul…
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