An interventional study of weancare-domus in Deglutition Disorders, Parkinson Disease and Nursing, sponsored by Milko Zanini. Status unknown at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-09-28.
Sponsored by Milko Zanini · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The intervention involves the identification of 140 patients (70 per group), fed throughout the duration of the study with the two different solutions indicated. The subject will be interviewed by identified and trained personnel in order to collect the information and data required by the study with frequency indicated for the individual evaluation sheets. The subject himself will be provided with all the contact and availability information of the referents of the firm for the purpose of requesting information or reporting events. The subject in the studio will be contacted weekly in order to evaluate the trend by the study referents, according to his availability, and personally interviewed by staff belonging to the research group.
Non-motor symptomatology in Parkinson's disease (PD) is related to the quality of life of patients . Malnutrition in the subject with Parkinson's is a still relevant variable that hesitates in sarcopenia and increased motor deficits in relation to loss of muscle mass and energy deficit. Guidelines from the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) recommend monitoring and implementing interventions in the presence of weight loss or body mass.
Disphagia is a syndrome common in Parkinson's patients, even in the early stages of the pathology. The study by Pflug and collaborators showed that only 5% of the patients observed were completely free from swallowing deficiency, while in 55% of subjects (66/119) aspiration or penetration of food and liquids in the airways were reported regardless of the stage of illness. Several studies, cited by Curtis and collaborators, show that the prevalence of disphagia varies between 11 and 97% of patients during the course of the disease. This condition affects both food safety, with the risk of aspiration and ab-ingestis, and malnutrition conditions, hydration deficiency, also affecting the overall survival of patients in relation to the onset of pneumonia.
From a nursing point of view, great interest has the integrated nutritional indices, easy and quick-to-use tools, which manage to determine promptly the presence and risk of malnutrition and which can be used daily in the patient's evaluation. The most suitable is the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), which determines the risk of malnutrition before modification of biochemical parameters. MNA has a sensitivity of 96% and a specificity of 97%.
The adoption of scales that evaluate non-motorcycle-related symptoms helps to identify the sindromic dimension of the pathology, highlighting its components that impact the overall quality of life.
Patients who follow a level 3 and 4 modified texture diet of the IDDSI Framework scheme frequently encounter an overall reduction in energy and protein intake, determined by the way the meal is prepared in self-production, associated with an often drastic reduction in fluid intake with consequences in both systemic and specific terms for the gastrointestinal tract. Monitoring liquids introduced by subjects with swallowing deficiency is a Grade B recommendation in the ESPEN guidelines.
Disphagia is a frequent condition in the subject with Parkinson's disease, particularly in the advanced stages, recent studies begin to show a decay in the safety of swallowing and maintenance in the airway in these subjects, even in relatively early stages of the disease.
Therefore, the application of a specific nutritional program for patients with swallowing problems is recommended in the prevention of malnutrition in patients with Parkinson's disease. Previous studies showed the rapid reversibility of malnutrition in hospitalized elderly subjects with cognitive and functional impairment if enrolled in a specific nutritional program.
In view of the strong impact that eating difficulties have on the state of health of parkinson's disease patients suffering from disphagia, the widespread spread of dietary frailties related to the various degrees of disphagia and the importance that patients with slight difficulty swallowing or chewing do not develop further pathologies related to a nutritional deficit , it is necessary to study the effectiveness of specific nutritional programs developed to meet the person's need for nutrition The aim of the study is to improve the nursing-care management of Parkinson's disease patients with disphagia
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The participating subjects belonging to the experimental group, will receive at home a set of foods with modified textures that allow the patient to feed for the observation period of 4 months, will also be followed by the dietary service of the center and by personnel identified within the protocol in order to verify compliance, liability and information regarding the evaluation scales involved in the project.
Dietary Supplement: weancare-domus
The control group will continue with its own feeding for the entire observation period of the experimental group.
Participants belonging to the experimental group will receive at home a set of foods that allows to receive the right amount of proteins and energy in a modified texture form to be prepared by themselves or by their caregivers
Non-motor symptomatology change (Novel Non-Motor Symptoms Scale for Parkinson's Disease - NNMS)
Novel Non-Motor Symptoms Scale for Parkinson's Disease includes 9 domains and 30 items. Each symptom scored with respect to: Severity: 0 = None, 1 = Mild: symptoms present but causes little distress or disturbance to patient; 2 = Moderate: some distress or disturbance to patient; 3 = Severe: major source of distress or disturbance to patient. Frequency: 1 = Rarely (\<1/wk); 2 = Often (1/wk); 3 = Frequent (several times per week); 4 = Very Frequent (daily or all the time).
Time frame: 4 months
Suction and ab-ingestis events related to textured food change (Novel Non-Motor Symptoms Scale for Parkinson's Disease - Domain 6: Gastrointestinal tract)
Novel Non-Motor Symptoms Scale for Parkinson's Disease - Domain 6: Gastrointestinal tract includes 3 items. Each symptom scored with respect to: Severity: 0 = None, 1 = Mild: symptoms present but causes little distress or disturbance to patient; 2 = Moderate: some distress or disturbance to patient; 3 = Severe: major source of distress or disturbance to patient. Frequency: 1 = Rarely (\<1/wk); 2 = Often (1/wk); 3 = Frequent (several times per week); 4 = Very Frequent (daily or all the time). 19. Does the patient dribble saliva during the day? 20. Does the patient have difficulty swallowing? 21. Does the patient suffer from constipation? (Bowel action less than three times weekly)
Time frame: 4 months
functional parameter related to malnutrition change: Gait speed
Gait speed in metres per second (m/s): the fastest gait speed in 4 metres after 3 trials was recorded. Patients may use an assistive device, if needed.
Time frame: 4 months
functional parameter related to malnutrition change: grip strength
grip strength of the hand in kg: Handgrip strength will assess using a hydraulic dynamometer. The participant will be seated, resting his or her arm on the chair arms and instructed to squeeze the dynamometer as hard as possible, with the highest score of the 3 trials recorded
Time frame: 4 months
functional parameter related to malnutrition change: muscle mass
muscle mass index (%) will be evaluate by Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)
Time frame: 4 months
functional parameter related to malnutrition change: Body Mass Index (BMI)
weight in kg, height in cm (weight and height will be combined to report BMI in Kg/m\^2)
Time frame: 4 months
functional parameter related to malnutrition change: arm circumference
arm circumference in cm
Time frame: 4 months
functional parameter related to malnutrition change: biomarkers
plasma cholinesterase concentration (U/ml)
Time frame: 4 months
functional parameter related to malnutrition change: biomarkers
plasma transferrin concentration (mg/dL)
Time frame: 4 months
functional parameter related to malnutrition change: biomarkers
plasma albumin concentration (g/dL)
Time frame: 4 months
functional parameter related to malnutrition change: immunological indices
lymphocyte count in 1 microliter (µL) of blood
Time frame: 4 months
functional parameter related to malnutrition change: Nutritional status evaluation
• phase angle and derived body composition data: Phase angle is a linear method of measuring the relationship between electric resistance (R) and reactance (Rc) in series or parallel circuits. It reflects cellular vitality and integrity, where normal values indicate preserved cellular activity. It is an important tool in assessing nutritional status in any situation, being superior to anthropometric and biochemical methods.
Time frame: 4 months
functional parameter related to malnutrition change: Nutritional status evaluation - MNA score
Mini Nutritional Assessment Score (MNA):Mini Nutritional Assessment score (MNA) is probably the most widely used and best validated score in different elderly populations and settings. The tool consists of a 6-item short form screening tool (MNA-SF) included in the 18-item long form scale (MNA-LF). From 24 to 30 points: Normal nutritional status; from 17 to 23.5 points: At risk of malnutrition; Less than 17 points: Malnourished
Time frame: 4 months
functional parameter related to malnutrition change: Bolus transit time evaluation
time of complete capture of the bolus and the reflex firing of swallowing in minutes
Time frame: 4 months
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