Acceptability Study on Nutricomp® Drink Plus Fibre in Adults

Acceptability Study on Nutricomp® Drink Plus Fibre in Adults

Required for Advisory Committee for Borderline Substances (ACBS) approval. Aim of this study is to access the palatability, compliance and GI-tolerance of Nutricomp® Drink Plus Fibre to show that it is acceptable for patients in the United Kingdom.

Inclusion criteria:

• Male and female participants ≥ 18 years of age
• Assessed to have malnutrition or be at risk of malnutrition by a Dietician within the investigator team. Assessment to include, but not limited to weight loss history, current BMI/MUST score, anamnesis, dietary intake history and predicted future oral intake.
• Anticipated period of nutritional support ≥ 12 days
• Patient has the capacity and is willing to provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria:

• Participants with mental in capabilities who are unable to give informed consent
• Hypersensitivity to any of the active substances or excipients within the IP
• Severely impaired gastrointestinal function or complete failure
• More than 50% of nutrition from Parenteral Nutrition
• Simultaneous participation in another interventional study
• Participants who are unwilling or mentally and/or physically unable to adhere to study procedures
• Participants with dysphagia requiring thickened fluids
• Participants with significant renal impairment (CKD)
• Pregnancy