The Effect of Preoperative Nutritional Assessment and Nutritional Support on Clinical Outcomes (PNAS)

April 25, 2026 updated by: Wang Xinying, Jinling Hospital, China

The Effect of Preoperative Nutritional Assessment and Nutritional Support on Clinical Outcomes in Elective Abdominal Surgery Patients: A Prospective Observational Study

It is a study to evaluate the relationship between preoperative nutritional assessment and clinical outcomes and to explore the effect of preoperative nutritional support on clinical outcomes in patients after abdominal operation.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

It is a multi-center prospective observational cohort study to evaluate the relationship between preoperative nutritional assessment and clinical outcomes and to explore the effect of preoperative nutritional support on clinical outcomes in patients after abdominal operation. The nutrition risk were evaluated by different methods. The nutrition support regimens and the clinical outcomes were recorded.

Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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4880

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • China
    • Jiangsu
      • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210000
        • Jinling Hospital, China

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients undergoing selective operation without trauma.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Informed consent of patients or their legal representatives to participate in this study.
  2. patients undergoing selective operation without trauma

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Age: <18 years old or >80 years old
  2. Discharge within 24 hours
  3. Accept surgery at 8:00 next day
  4. Withdraw of patient's informed consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Morbidity of infection
Time Frame: From date of patients enrollment until the date of infection documented from any cause, assessed up to 2 months.
Invasion of the host organism by microorganisms that can cause pathological conditions or diseases.
From date of patients enrollment until the date of infection documented from any cause, assessed up to 2 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Nutrition indicator
Time Frame: From date of patients enrollment until the date of patients discharge from hospital, assessed up to 2 months.
albumin/prealbumin/transferrin/retinol binding protein/IL-6
From date of patients enrollment until the date of patients discharge from hospital, assessed up to 2 months.
Length of stay in hospital
Time Frame: From date of patients enrollment until the date of patients discharged from hospital, assessed up to 12 months.
The length of patients stay in hospital.
From date of patients enrollment until the date of patients discharged from hospital, assessed up to 12 months.
Actual calories intake
Time Frame: From date of patients enrollment until the date of patients are subjected to operation, assessed up to 2 months.
The total energy patients received during the study
From date of patients enrollment until the date of patients are subjected to operation, assessed up to 2 months.
Mortality
Time Frame: From date of patients enrollment until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 2 months after patients discharged from hospital.
All deaths reported in all enrolled patients.
From date of patients enrollment until the date of death from any cause, assessed up to 2 months after patients discharged from hospital.
Resting Energy Expenditure (REE) by Indirect Calorimetry
Time Frame: From date of patients enrollment until the date of patients discharge from hospital, assessed up to 2 months.
REE was measured by indirect calorimetry (Q-NRG®) on postoperative days 1, 3, and 5 under standardized fasting and resting conditions.
From date of patients enrollment until the date of patients discharge from hospital, assessed up to 2 months.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Jinling Hospital, China

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Xijing Hospital
Changhai Hospital
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Chinese PLA General Hospital
First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
West China Hospital
Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University
Shanghai 10th People's Hospital
Xinqiao Hospital of Chongqing
The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University
First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Xinying Wang, PhD, Jinling Hospital, China

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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April 14, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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February 27, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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April 26, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 29, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 13, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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April 14, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 30, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 25, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 201502022-1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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