The Nutrition Care in Canadian Hospitals Study; 2010-2013. (CMTF)

January 27, 2015 updated by: Heather Keller, Canadian Malnutrition Task Force

The Nutrition Care In Canadian Hospitals Study: 2010-2013

The Nutrition Care In Canadian Hospitals study, conducted by the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force had the primary purpose of determining the prevalence of malnutrition in Canadian acute care hospitals. Secondary objectives were to determine the independent association of malnutrition with patient centred outcomes (e.g. length of stay) and describe the nutrition care processes for malnourished and well nourished patients.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Data from 18 community and academic hospitals was collected from a convenience sample of 1022 medical or surgical patients. This prospective cohort study followed patients throughout their admission to 30-day post discharge. Measures included nutrition indicators, nutrition care processes and health outcomes.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

1022

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

medical or surgical patients; large hospitals (>250 beds) recruited 60 patients and small hospitals recruited 40 patients over the age of 18 years; all provided informed consent or proxy provided informed consent

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • acute care admission, medical or surgical unit; English or French language;anticipated to stay in hospital for 2 or more days; consent to study entry;

Exclusion Criteria: other hospital units; palliative patients; unable to complete informed consent due to language barrier or no proxy available; dementia

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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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
medica/surgical
Medical or surgical patients from 18 hospitals
Other: There was no intervention
observational study, no intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
length of stay
Time Frame: 0- 60 days
length of stay in acute care bed
0- 60 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Canadian Malnutrition Task Force

Collaborators

Canadian Nutrition Society

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Heather Keller, University of Waterloo

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

General Publications

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

August 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 27, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 27, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

January 30, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 30, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 27, 2015

Last Verified

January 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CMTF Prevalence 2010-2013

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