Improving Early Assessment of Malnutrition in Hospitalised Patients; Prealbumin versus Routine Clinical Assessment

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Malnutrition screening; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000154707
• Lead Sponsor: orth Shore Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-02-08
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 700

Inclusion Criteria

all patients admitted acutely on the study days to specific study wards at North Shore Hospital, Auckland. Men and women aged 18 years+. It is anticipated that a total of 700 patients will be tested during the study period.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The proportion of patients identified at risk of malnutrition and referred for a nutrition assessment, before and after the introduction of Prealbumin as an obligatory test.[February: Phase one<br>Phase 2: Consecutively over a timeline of 2-3 weeks, Monday to Thursday of each week from the 4th March, 2013. ];The degree of malnutrition as measured by the PG-SGA in patients referred by routine clinical screening and by Prealbumin.[February: Phase one<br>Phase 2: Consecutively over a timeline of 2-3 weeks, Monday to Thursday of each week from the 4th March, 2013. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comparison of sensitivity of Prealbumin, RBP, Transferrin, lymphocyte count and albumin in detecting malnutrition.[February: Phase one<br>Phase 2: Consecutively over a timeline of 2-3 weeks, Monday to Thursday of each week from the 4th March, 2013. ]