Malnutrition Clinical Characteristics Validation Study
- Conditions
- Malnutrition
- Registration Number
- NCT02182427
- Lead Sponsor
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Brief Summary
Malnutrition (under-nutrition) occurs in approximately 30% of hospitalized adults worldwide and results in poor outcomes. However there is no universal method for diagnosing malnutrition. A group of experts created a set of 6 characteristics to identify malnutrition. The goal of this project is to determine whether these characteristics are the best indicators to identify malnutrition or if there are other factors that may better identify malnutrition. Because there is no gold standard definition for malnutrition, the investigators will compare the characteristics against outcomes such as length of stay, hospital readmission and death. Outcomes are also influenced by disease state, therefore, information on what brought the patient to the hospital and what happened to them in the hospital will be collected that allows the investigators to separate the effect of malnutrition from disease. The hypothesis for this study is that the malnutrition clinical characteristics and diagnosis criteria, as presented by the experts, are valid and reliable principles for the diagnosis of adult under-nutrition.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 54
- Patient on inpatient dietitian consult list
- Able to speak English to answer questions
- Ability to provide informed consent (or provided by family member)
- Expected remaining admission time > 24 hours (determined by no mention of pending discharge in physicians notes)
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Seen previously by Registered Dietitian during current admission
- Patient on hospice or palliative care, in a psychiatric, maternity, pediatric or day surgery area, or in dedicated trauma or burn unit.
- Life expectancy <7 days per physician note or Registered Dietitian (RD) judgment
- Participated in the study during a previous admission
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of participants diagnosed with and without malnutrition using the MCC. 30-days post-discharge
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 30-day readmission rate among study participants Within 90 days after data collection is complete
Trial Locations
- Locations (4)
University Hospitals Case Medical Center
🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Cleveland Clinic
🇺🇸Cleveland, Ohio, United States
St. John's West Shore Hospital
🇺🇸Westlake, Ohio, United States
Princess Alexandra Hospital
🇦🇺Brisbane, Queensland, Australia