Could your diet determine COVID survival? new study in seniors says yes
NCT ID NCT04672343
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether nutritional status affects the risk of death in people aged 70 and older with COVID-19. Researchers followed 426 hospitalized patients, comparing those with and without the virus. The goal was to understand if poor nutrition makes COVID-19 more dangerous for older adults.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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426 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Finished
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Oct 2021
- 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
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Who is studied
Seniors with CoV-2-RASS
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * SARS-CoV-2 test positive (positive PCR test or evocative CT scan) or negative (with clinical suspicion of COVID, negative PCR test and non-evocative CT scan) * Age ≥ 70 years old * Hospitalization at Dijon University Hospital * Person or legal representative has not stated their opposition to inclusion in the study after being informed Exclusion Criteria: * Person subject to a measure of judicial safeguard * Non-affiliated or non-beneficiary of national health insurance
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Dijon Bourogne
Dijon, 21000, France
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