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CompletedNCT04703894Updated Jan 11, 2021

Tolerance and Acceptability Evaluation AYMES Cardiff

An interventional study of AYMES 'CARDIFF' in Malnutrition, sponsored by Aymes International Limited. Completed at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-01-11.

Sponsored by Aymes International Limited · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 1 year 1 month after the study started (first participant enrolled Nov 2019, registered Jan 2021).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
17
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

To evaluate tolerance and acceptability of 'CARDIFF' in patients requiring supplementary oral nutritional support compared with currently available alternatives.

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To evaluate tolerance and acceptability of 'CARDIFF' in patients requiring supplementary oral nutritional support compared with currently available alternatives, measuring outcomes of GI effects, Compliance, product preference, convenience etc.

To obtain data to support an ACBS submissions for 'CARDIFF' (to allow for prescription in the community at NHS expense).

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Conditions studied

  • Malnutrition

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In context

Malnutrition

1,587 studies on the registry are indexed under Malnutrition; 237 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 17 is below the median of 90 across 1,134 interventional studies indexed under Malnutrition.

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Lead sponsor

Aymes International Limited is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Male and female patients.
  • ≥ 18 years of age.
  • Patients of the intended target group (e.g. MUST score ≥ 1) with an anticipated period of nutritional support ≥ 30 days.
  • Patient is able and willing to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with medical or dietary contraindication to any feed ingredients.
  • Patients requiring sole enteral tube feeding or parenteral nutrition.
  • Patients with significant renal (requiring dialysis) or hepatic impairment (e.g. hepatitis.)
  • Patients with dysphagia requiring levels 1, 2, 3 or 4 thickened fluids.
  • Patients with uncontrolled inflammatory bowel disease or previous bowel resection with ongoing gastrointestinal symptoms.
  • Patients for whom the investigator has concerns regarding the ability or willingness of the patient and or carer to comply with protocol requirements.
  • Participation in any other studies involving investigational or marketed products concomitantly or within 2 weeks prior to entry into the study.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
17 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    AYMES 'CARDIFF'

    Patients established on an oral nutritional supplement (ONS), requiring nutritional supplementation of at least 300kcal/day will be changed onto an equivalent prescription of AYMES 'CARDIFF' for a period of 30 days.

    Dietary Supplement: AYMES 'CARDIFF'

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementAYMES 'CARDIFF'

    AYMES CARDIFF is a Food for Special Medical Purposes (FSMP) and must, therefore, be used under medical supervision. It is not designed as a sole source of nutrition.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Gastro-Intestinal Tolerance when consuming AYMES CARDIFF

    To assess gastro-intestinal tolerance of 'CARDIFF' in patients in the community requiring oral nutritional supplementation. Monitoring includes recording the number of any GI complaints via a daily diary.

    Time frame: 30 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Acceptability and Palatability of Consuming the Nutritional Supplement: questionnaire

    To assess the acceptability of 'CARDIFF' in patients in the community requiring oral nutritional supplementation. At the end of the intervention period an acceptability and preference questionnaire will be completed by the patient in order to seek their opinion on the taste, smell, texture and overall liking of the new supplement drink. A 5 point hedonic scale will be used.

    Time frame: 30 days

  2. Compliance

    To assess the compliance of patients to 'CARDIFF' by daily completion of a compliance diary, comparing consumed versus prescribed amount.

    Time frame: 30 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • AYMES International Ltd.
    Haywards Heath, RH16 9PL, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 11, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04703894
Lead sponsor
Aymes International Limited
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 11, 2021
Start date
Nov 6, 2019
Primary completion
Jan 13, 2020
Completion
Jan 13, 2020
Last update
Jan 11, 2021

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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