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New tool aims to improve nutrition for seniors with swallowing issues
NCT ID NCT07205354
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is creating a simple tool to measure food preferences in patients over 70 in geriatric wards. Researchers will show patients photos of foods to see which ones they recognize and like. The goal is to better understand how swallowing problems affect food choices and help design more appealing, safe diets.
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 tool could help personalize diets for older patients, potentially reducing malnutrition and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage, observational study focused on tool development, not a treatment. It may not lead to direct health improvements or apply to all older adults.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 209 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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 include older patient identified either during their admission (in acute care and rehabilitation units) or during systematic assessments in long-term care units. Patients likely to participate in the study will be identified within the geriatric ward as part of their regular medical follow-up. Patients will be informed of the existence of the protocol by an investigating physician or a member of the local healthcare team. A non-opposition will be recorded.
- Ages
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70 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient aged over 70 * Patient hospitalised in the healthcare sector (CSG, SMR) * Patient or patient under guardianship informed of the study and having expressed no objection to participating in the study * Patient under guardianship whose guardian has been informed of the study and has expressed no objection to the patient's participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient unable to complete the questionnaire. * Patient unable to eat orally
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Groupement hospitalier Sud Court Séjour de Gériatrie
RECRUITINGPierre-Bénite, 69310, France
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Groupement hospitalier Sud Unité de Soins Médicaux et de Réadaptation
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPierre-Bénite, 69310, France
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Hopital Pierre GARRAUD Unité de Soins Médicaux et de Réadaptation
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLyon, 69005, France
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