CARAC | Research Activities
Our aim is to lead pioneering research in the field of Geriatric medicine and gerontology through local and international collaborations.
Our research collaborators
- Health and Wellness Unit – UCFM
- Center for Meditation Research-University of Colombo
- Center for Health Systems Policy and Innovation
- Center for Ageing studies – University of Colombo
- World Health Organisation
- Health Surveil USA
- Commonage
- Jayawardena R, Wickramawardhane P, Dalpatadu C, Hills AP, Ranasinghe P. Impact of an oral nutritional supplement on the body composition of older adults with or at risk of malnutrition in an institutionalised setting: a randomised controlled trial. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2024; 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13334.
- Wickramawardhane, P., Dalpatadu, C., Hills, A. P., Ranasinghe, P., & Jayawardena, R. (2023). Impact of an oral nutritional supplement on improving body composition in older adults with malnutrition: A randomized controlled trial. World Nutrition Journal, 7(S1), 25-25.https://worldnutrijournal.org/OJS/index.php/WNJ/article/view/V07.S1.0024
- Jayawardena, R., Wickramawardhane, P., Dalpatadu, C. et al. The impact of an oral nutritional supplement on body weight gain in older adults with malnutrition: an open-label randomized controlled trial. Trials 24, 625 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07622-4, PMID: 37784119; PMCID: PMC10544200.