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NCT03245047: NHERC
The Nutritional Health for the Elderly Reference Centre Study (The NHERC Study)
NA trial testing Oral Nutritional Supplement with AN 777 in Malnutrition in 811 participants. Completed in 10 March 2020.
10 March 2020
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Abbott Nutrition |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | triple |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 811 |
| Start date | 30 August 2017 |
| Primary completion | 10 March 2020 |
| Estimated completion | 10 March 2020 |
| Sites | 4 locations across Singapore |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Oral Nutritional Supplement with AN 777
- Oral Nutritional Supplement
Conditions studied
- Malnutrition — all drugs for Malnutrition →
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):
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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 -
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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- PubMed search for NCT03245047
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03245047 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Abbott Nutrition
- Last refreshed: 5 March 2021
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