The purpose of study is to build a Canadian HTPN Registry to collect pertinent demographic and clinical data on the HTPN population in Canada and to determine the factors affecting survival, complications and TPN-dependency. These results will help establish standards of practice and develop future multi-center studies. This will greatly …
Preoperative nutrition risk or Malnutrition is a prevalent up to 65% of surgical patients, leading to significant negative outcomes such as increased complications, poor wound healing, and higher healthcare costs. Preoperative nutrition status is a modifiable risk factor that can be optimized to improve surgical outcomes. Preoperative malnutrition screening creates …
The CARING study assesses the health benefits of nutrition education for Blue Cross Blue Shield subscribers, as well as potential healthcare cost savings to subscribers and the insurance company.
The gut microbiota is currently attracting increasing attention from the scientific community and also from the general public, as evidence of its role in human physiology has been highlighted. Microbial signatures have also been associated with various pathologies (e.g. obesity, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders, neurodegenerative diseases), but the causality of these …
This research study will compare the impact of virtually supervised and unsupervised home-based exercise and diet programs on cognitive and physical function among cancer survivors and support persons. This study will involve a 6-month home-based virtually supervised or unsupervised exercise and diet intervention. The names of the study interventions involved …
Participants will be assigned to one of four conditions: (i) nutrient warning labelling and no taxation, (ii) nutrient warning labelling and taxation, (iii) current traffic light labelling and taxation or (iv) a control condition (current traffic light labelling and no taxation). Participants will complete a food ordering task using a …
This study is an individually randomized controlled trial comparing microbiome-directed foods to standard nutritional therapy among children aged 6 to \< 24 months with uncomplicated acute malnutrition in terms of programmatic recovery by 12 weeks from admission and sustained recovery at 24 weeks from admission.
Intervention (Weeks 1-2, Visit 3-4) - Starting from the second week after the date of consent, patients with IBS will be randomized 1:1 into two groups. The first group (20 patients) will receive one week of a low FODMAP supplemented with fermented milk followed by one week of a low …
The goal is to improve nutrition screening and support for Division III athletes. The study will use standard, low-risk nutrition screening methods, such as measuring height, weight, grip strength, and body composition, as well as having athletes complete questionnaires. Dietitians trained in sports nutrition will provide nutrition advice based on …
Dietary fiber has been shown to have beneficial effects on human health through its impact on microbes present in the gut. However, these effects can vary between individuals, and everyone may not reap the same health benefits by eating the same sources of fiber. Factors predicting how an individual's gut …
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