Survey of Prevalence of Loss of Appetite in Subject With Health Disorders (SPLASH)

Survey of Prevalence of Loss of Appetite in Subject With Health Disorders.

The study is an epidemiological survey to find out the incidence of loss of appetite in Indian patients suffering from various health disorders. This survey will be conducted to obtain information on appetite from a total of 17500 subjects This study does not intend to study the effect of any drugs. The primary source of information will be the subjects themselves. The study will be conducted at 275 - 350 centres spread across India.This is a single visit study.The physician will conduct routine clinical, physical and general examination.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Appetite
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: No Drug

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 16629

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• India
  • Many Locations, India

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Patient with various health related disoder

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men and Non-pregnant women ≥ 18 years of age recuperating from healthcare disorders like:Malaria fever, Typhoid or enteric fever
• Hepatitis
• Acute infections including respiratory, urinary tract infections etc treated with antibiotic
• Tuberculosis
• Patient discharged from hospital after general surgical procedures like acute appendectomy, etc.
• Any other condition

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients unwilling to provide informed consent & comply with the study procedure
• Patient using drugs which affect appetite like Cyproheptadine etc.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Group 1	Other: No Drug; No intervention will be given to subjects, survey of loss of appetite in patients suffering from various healthcare disorders.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Percentage of patients with loss of appetite	1 Day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Percentage of patients with fatigue	1 Day
Distribution of fatigue among the patients with respect to disease	1 Day
Percentage of patients with moderate to very severe Fatigue.	1 Day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Bayer

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: May 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 1, 2014
• Study Completion (Actual): January 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 13, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 3, 2012
• First Posted (Estimate): May 7, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): February 11, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 10, 2015
• Last Verified: February 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Appetite
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Signs and Symptoms, Digestive; Anorexia
• Other Study ID Numbers: 16235