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Can better nutrition training for caregivers help dementia patients?

NCT ID NCT05866094

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Bournemouth University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested a nutrition training program for home care workers to help people with dementia eat better at home. Researchers worked with 139 participants, including people with dementia, their families, and care staff, to see if the program was practical and acceptable. The goal was to refine the approach and gather early feedback, not to prove it improves health.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Nutrition training for home care staff
What this could lead to
If successful, this could lead to a simple, scalable way to improve nutrition for people with dementia living at home, potentially reducing malnutrition and related health problems.
What could go wrong
This is a small feasibility study, not a large trial. It focuses on whether the program can be delivered, not on proving health benefits. Results may not apply to all settings or people with dementia.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

139 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2023

Finished

Dec 2024

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.

Ages

18 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.

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Participants: People with dementia, their relatives, and home care workers Inclusion Criteria: People with Dementia * formal diagnosis or functional symptoms associated with probable dementia (assessed by a senior home care worker using the FAST). * have family member/friend providing care/support and resident in the same house as the person with dementia or living close by. * be currently or have recently (in last 6-months) been at risk of/experienced malnutrition in receipt of home care services. \- For interviews, people with dementia will * be able to communicate fluently enough in English or provide informed consent with the assistance of a translator or family member to participate. * be able to recall their experiences of malnutrition and carer/home care worker responses well enough to discuss. Carers and Home Care Workers * currently or have recently (in last 6-months) provided care for someone with dementia at risk of/experiencing malnutrition. * able to communicate fluently enough in English or provide informed consent with the assistance of a translator or family member to participate. Exclusion Criteria: People with Dementia * Who are at end of life or on an end-of-life care pathway. * Permanently cared for in bed. * Do not have an informal caregiver. * having specialist nutritional support e.g., feeding via tube. Carers and Home Care Workers * have not recently (in last 6-months) provided care for someone with dementia at risk of/experiencing malnutrition. * not able to communicate fluently enough in English or provide informed consent

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Alzheimer disease dementia Malnutrition nutritional deficiency disease

As listed by the trial registrant

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Dementia Undernutrition

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Participating Home Care Organisation

    Greater London, United Kingdom

  • Participating Home Care Organisation

    North West Regions, United Kingdom

  • Participating Home Care Organisation

    West Midlands, United Kingdom

  • Participating Home Care Organisation

    Yorkshire, United Kingdom

  • Participating Home Care Organisations

    South West, United Kingdom

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