Malnutrition Screening in Acute Aged Care

August 10, 2010 updated by: Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney

Malnutrition Screening and Intervention in Hospitalised Older Patients: A Randomised Controlled Trial

The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of malnutrition screening and nutrition intervention on acute aged care patient outcomes.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Australia
    • New South Wales
      • Randwick, New South Wales, Australia, 2031
        • Prince of Wales Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • admitted under a geriatrician into one of 2 acute geriatric medicine wards of the hospital

Exclusion Criteria:

  • expected length of stay less than 72 hours
  • palliative (not for active treatment)
  • unable to be nutritionally assessed (non english speaking, severe dementia/confusion and non cooperative/refused)
  • already seen by dietitian during current admission
  • enrolled in the study during previous admission

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?

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Experimental: Early nutrition intervention
Other: Early referral to Dietitian for assessment and nutrition support

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Length of stay

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Margaret M Holyday, B.Sc, Prince of Wales Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 10, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 10, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

August 11, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 11, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 10, 2010

Last Verified

March 1, 2006

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • malscreen05/185

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