Creatinine Height Index in Elderly

January 22, 2019 updated by: Doha Rasheedy, Ain Shams University

Age- Adjusted Measurements of Creatinine Height Index for Diagnosing Malnutrition in Elderly Medical Patients at Hospital Admission

evaluation of the efficacy of two different age adjusted calculations of CHI compared to other nutritional indicators in the elderly medical patients upon hospital admission.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Cross sectional study involving one hundred hospitalized elderly (>60 years), Anthropometric measurements, Mini- nutritional assessment, Hand Grip strength, CBC, total protein, albumin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and 24 hour urinary creatinine excretion were measured within 24 hours of hospital admission calculation of CHI using 2 age adjusted modification was done accuracy of each measurement in detecting malnutrition was evaluated

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

100

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

  • Egypt
      • Cairo, Egypt, 11566
        • ain shams University

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

60 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Elderly Medical Patients at hospital admission with exclusion of factors might affect 24 hour urine collection or urinary creatinine excretion

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • medical elderly patients (>60 years)
  • within 24 hours of hospital admission

Exclusion Criteria:

  • sepsis
  • fever
  • malignancy
  • liver cirrhosis
  • renal impairment
  • critically ill patients
  • those with any hemodynamic instability were excluded from the study
  • patients receiving diuretics
  • patients can't stand to obtain their weight and height
  • those can't collect 24 hour urine
  • the patients refused to participate in the study

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
Elderly Medical Patients at hospital admission
Diagnostic test: 24 hour urine creatinine excretion
two age corrected calculations of creatinine height index were obtained

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
accuracy of creatinine height index in Elderly
Time Frame: within 24 hours of hospital admission
evaluate the test performance of the two age adjusted calculations of creatinine height index for detecting malnutrition in elderly patients at hospital admission
within 24 hours of hospital admission

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Ain Shams University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: DOHA RASHEEDY, MD, ain shams University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 18, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 22, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

January 23, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 23, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 22, 2019

Last Verified

January 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AinShamsGer

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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