Malnutrition Clinical Characteristics Validation Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 54
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- Number of participants diagnosed with and without malnutrition using the MCC.
研究概览
简要总结
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Case Only
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •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
排除标准
- •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
结局指标
主要结局
Number of participants diagnosed with and without malnutrition using the MCC.
时间窗: 30-days post-discharge
次要结局
- 30-day readmission rate among study participants(Within 90 days after data collection is complete)
研究者
Alison Steiber
Chief Science Officer
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics