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NCT03245047: NHERC

The Nutritional Health for the Elderly Reference Centre Study (The NHERC Study)

Completed NA Last updated 5 March 2021
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Oral Nutritional Supplement with AN 777 in Malnutrition in 811 participants. Completed in 10 March 2020.

Timeline
30 August 2017
Primary endpoint
10 March 2020
10 March 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsorAbbott Nutrition
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingtriple
Primary purposesupportive care
Enrollment811
Start date30 August 2017
Primary completion10 March 2020
Estimated completion10 March 2020
Sites4 locations across Singapore

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Abbott Nutrition — full company profile →

Who can join

Adults 65 to 110, any sex, with Malnutrition. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The prevalence of malnutrition among the elderly in Asia is high. The objective of this randomized, parallel, placebo controlled, double-blind study is to evaluate the effects of consuming an adult ONS plus dietary counseling (intervention group) for 180 days on nutritional status and unexpected hospital (re)admission, compared with a placebo supplement plus dietary counseling (control group).

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. Prevalence and associated factors of sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults at risk of malnutrition.
    Chew STH, Tey SL, Yalawar M, Liu Z, et al · · 2022 · cited 35× · PMID 36564733 · DOI 10.1186/s12877-022-03704-1
  2. Singapore multidisciplinary consensus recommendations on muscle health in older adults: assessment and multimodal targeted intervention across the continuum of care.
    Chew STH, Kayambu G, Lew CCH, Ng TP, et al · · 2021 · cited 19× · PMID 34001023 · DOI 10.1186/s12877-021-02240-8

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