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Trial reportEuropean journal of nutrition2013

Effects of a dietetic treatment in older, undernourished, community-dwelling individuals in primary care: a randomized controlled trial.

Janneke Schilp, Hinke M Kruizenga, Hanneke A H Wijnhoven, Jaap J van Binsbergen, Marjolein Visser

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Trial report in European journal of nutrition, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Janneke SchilpDepartment of Health Sciences and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, jannekeschilp@hotmail.com.
Hinke M Kruizenga
Hanneke A H Wijnhoven
Jaap J van Binsbergen
Marjolein Visser
EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research · NLVrije Universiteit Amsterdam · NLRadboud University Medical Center · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeUndernutrition is a prevalent problem in older, community-dwelling individuals. Aim of this study was to determine the effects of a dietetic treatment in older, undernourished, community-dwelling individuals.

methodsA parallel randomized controlled trial was performed in 146 non-institutionalized, undernourished individuals aged ≥65 years in primary care. Participants were randomly assigned to the intervention (referral to and treatment by a trained dietitian) or control group (no referral). Body weight, physical performance, handgrip strength, energy intake, protein intake and fat-free mass were assessed at baseline, after 3 months and after 6 months.

resultsAll randomized participants (n = 146) were included in the intention-to-treat generalized estimating equations analysis (72 in intervention and 74 in control group). No treatment effect was found on the primary outcomes body weight (β = 0.49 kg, 95% CI: -0.15-1.12), physical performance (β = 0.15 points, 95% CI: -0.33-0.64) and handgrip strength (β = 0.49 kg, 95% CI: -0.62-1.60). Furthermore, no treatment effect was found for the secondary outcomes. Predefined subgroup analyses showed a treatment effect on body weight in physically active participants (β = 1.25 kg, 95% CI: 0.70-2.11) and not in inactive participants (β = -0.20 kg, 95% CI: -1.16-0.75).

conclusionsAfter 6 months, a dietetic treatment by trained dietitians does not lead to increases in body weight and physical functioning in older, undernourished, community-dwelling individuals.

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DieteticsPrimary Health CareAgedAged, 80 and overBody WeightDiet RecordsEnergy IntakeFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHand StrengthHumansMaleMalnutritionNetherlandsNutritional StatusNutrition Assessment

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PMID23361389
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