Hospital Discharge Oral Nutrition Support Trial

To investigate the effect of different strategies for managing malnutrition in the community

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or Female
• Age 50 years and over
• Able to eat and drink without the need for altered texture fluids
• Identified at risk of disease related malnutrition
• Competent to provide written informed consent
• Willingness to take part in the study and to follow the study protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals unable to eat or drink
• Chronic renal disease requiring dialysis
• Galactosaemia
• Dysphagia
• Normally or going to be residing in an institution e.g. care home upon discharge from hospital
• Palliative care
• Cancer (active treatment)
• Liver failure
• Poorly controlled diabetes
• Diagnosed lactose intolerance
• Participation in other clinical trials currently or in the previous 4 weeks
• Due to be discharged to an area out of the hospital region
• Requiring tube or parenteral nutrition
• Due to be discharged from hospital on oral nutrition support recommended by a Dietitian