Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Could better nutrition care transform recovery for older mental health patients?

NCT ID NCT07710456

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting This study
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026

Summary

This study looks at the nutritional health of people aged 65 and older who are hospitalized with mental disorders. Researchers will assess conditions like malnutrition, frailty, and obesity, and use the findings to design a practical care pathway for nutritional support. The goal is to improve early detection and management of nutrition-related problems in this vulnerable group.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to a standardized clinical pathway to prevent and manage malnutrition in older adults with mental disorders during hospital stays.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it will not directly test any intervention. The findings may not apply to all hospitals or patient groups.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 450 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Jun 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Dec 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

The study population will consist of patients aged 65 years and older who are admitted to inpatient wards of the unit, have at least one psychiatric diagnosis, and have an expected hospitalization of at least 48 hours. Only patients who provide written informed consent, or whose legal representatives provide consent, will be included.

Ages

65 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 65 years and older * Presence of at least one psychiatric diagnosis * Hospitalization at the Geriatric Psychiatry Unit of the University Psychiatric Clinic Ljubljana Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who did not provide written informed consent (or whose legal representatives did not provide consent) * Hospitalization shorter than 48 hours * Presence of delirium * Patients receiving palliative care or who are terminally ill

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Dysphagia are added.

Our safety recommendation!

By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Deglutition Disorders Frailty Malnutrition mental disorder nutritional deficiency disease Obesity obesity disorder psychiatric disorder Sarcopenia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Dysphagia Frailty Malnutrition Mental disorder Obesity Sarcopenia Sarcopenic obesity

How to take part

Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.

  1. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

    Open the record ↗

  2. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.