Back to resultsFood Intake and Blue Dishware in Residents Living With Dementia
Primary Purpose
Food Preferences, Eating Behavior
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Canada
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Blue dishware
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Food Preferences
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- living in a residential care environment with dementia
- informed consent of POA and assent of person living with dementia
Exclusion Criteria:
- did not come to the dining room to eat
- required eating assistance
- did not live on the study unit
Sites / Locations
- Riverside Glen
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Experimental
Arm Label
White dishware
blue dishware
Arm Description
standard white dishware used in the home
specially designed blue dishware, plates and bowls
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Precent of Food consumed of food served (grams consumed/grams provided)
gram weight of food intake as weighed on a calibrated scale
Secondary Outcome Measures
Percent of Meals with an Eating challenge based on an Eating challenges Checklist
change in eating challenges from a prespecified list
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT04298788
First Posted
February 22, 2020
Last Updated
March 5, 2020
Sponsor
University of Waterloo
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT04298788
Brief Title
Food Intake and Blue Dishware in Residents Living With Dementia
Official Title
Food Intake and Blue Dishware in Residents Living With Dementia in Retirement Homes
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
March 2020
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
August 1, 2019 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
September 30, 2019 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
February 1, 2020 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
University of Waterloo
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Blue dishware was alternated with white dishware for lunch and dinner for residents living with dementia. Food consumption occurred in the home dining room and food was weighed before and after consumption to determine proportion consumed. Eating challenges were also noted. Within-participant comparisons were made to determine if food intake and eating challenges improved with the blue dishware condition.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Food Preferences, Eating Behavior
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Prevention
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Crossover Assignment
Model Description
participant meals were randomized to blue or white dishware conditions, matched for food choices
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
18 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
White dishware
Arm Type
Placebo Comparator
Arm Description
standard white dishware used in the home
Arm Title
blue dishware
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
specially designed blue dishware, plates and bowls
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Blue dishware
Intervention Description
blue dishware is used for plates and bowls
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Precent of Food consumed of food served (grams consumed/grams provided)
Description
gram weight of food intake as weighed on a calibrated scale
Time Frame
8 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Percent of Meals with an Eating challenge based on an Eating challenges Checklist
Description
change in eating challenges from a prespecified list
Time Frame
8 weeks
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
65 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
100 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
living in a residential care environment with dementia
informed consent of POA and assent of person living with dementia
Exclusion Criteria:
did not come to the dining room to eat
required eating assistance
did not live on the study unit
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Heather Keller
Organizational Affiliation
University of Waterloo
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Riverside Glen
City
Guelph
State/Province
Ontario
Country
Canada
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
No
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
32703270
Citation
Donnelly R, Wei C, Morrison-Koechl J, Keller H. The effect of blue dishware versus white dishware on food intake and eating challenges among residents living with dementia: a crossover trial. BMC Res Notes. 2020 Jul 23;13(1):353. doi: 10.1186/s13104-020-05195-y.
Results Reference
derived
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Food Intake and Blue Dishware in Residents Living With Dementia
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