NRS 2002: Nutritional Screen in Cancer Patients

October 22, 2019 updated by: Sociedad de Lucha Contra el Cáncer del Ecuador

Diagnosing the nutritional status of cancer patients is extremely important. An appropriate nutritional status supports a better tolerance to the treatment. A working protocol is essential to start with Nutritional Screening. If it is detected Malnutrition Risk or Malnutrition, diet counseling, and the specific therapeutic for each patient must be provided.

This descriptive study will serve three aims:

  • Register in the cancer patient's electronic medical record their nutritional status at the admission and when the patient is discharged.
  • Determine the percentage of malnourished patients or in the risk of malnutrition who are admitted to hospitalization.
  • Recognize the number of patients that required specialized nutritional care.

The purpose of this study is to determine if 30% of the patients admitted to the headquarters of SOLCA in Guayaquil from the Ecuadorian Cancer Society are at malnutrition risk or with any specific malnutrition level.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

A prospective, descriptive, non-interventional study that will be performed from July 1st to October 4th of 2019 in all hospitalized patients of the Internal Medicine Service from SOLCA in Guayaquil from the Ecuadorian Cancer Society.

Statistical analysis: Central tendency measures. The results will be presented with tables and graphs.

Two weeks before the start of the study, the training of the personnel that will intervene in the screening of the participants will be carried out and will have a flow chart of actions to follow according to the status of patients.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

68

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

  • Ecuador
    • Guayas
      • Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador, 090505
        • Instituto Oncológico Nacional Dr. Juan Tanca Marengo

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

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants older than 18-year old that go to the Internal Medicine Service from SOLCA in Guayaquil from the Ecuadorian Cancer Society, from July 1st to October 4th of 2019 in all hospitalized patients of

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Participants older than 18-year old that go to the mentioned service

Exclusion Criteria:

  • All patients with more than 48 hours of hospital admission
  • Pediatric population.
  • Patients with edema, non-malignant conditions (family of SOLCA workers) or with oncologic diagnosis not confirmed
  • Participants who use a wheelchair or stretcher and those who cannot stand up

The NRS 2002 screening tool will be used to collect data and register the electronic medical record of each patient according to their nutritional status.

The variables to be recorded in an online Excel shared sheet (Google Drive) are weight, height, BMI, age, cancer diagnosis, associated comorbidities.

For weight determination, a scale (mechanical or electronic) in good condition will be used

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

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Nutritional Status
Time Frame: 60 days
Registration in the cancer patients' Clinical Record their nutritional status when they are admitted and when they are discharged
60 days
Percentage of malnourished patients or at risk of malnourishment
Time Frame: 60 days
To know the percentage of malnourished patients or at risk of malnourishment that are admitted for hospitalization
60 days
Patients who needed specialized nutritional care
Time Frame: 60 days
Recognize the number of patients who needed specialized nutritional care
60 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Sociedad de Lucha Contra el Cáncer del Ecuador

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 (Actual)

June 1, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 22, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 22, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

October 24, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 24, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 22, 2019

Last Verified

October 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CISOLGYE20190020

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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