Transmural Nutritional Support
Completed
- Conditions
- Nutritional, Metabolic, EndocrineMalnutritionUnspecified protein-energy malnutrition
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN29617677
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije University Medical Centre (VUMC) (Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 164
Inclusion Criteria
1. Hospitalised patients of 60 years and over with a BMI <20 and/or involuntary weight loss >10% (= malnourished)
2. Admitted to the departments of internal medicine
3. Gastroenterology
4. Nephrology
5. Rheumatology
6. Dermatology
Exclusion Criteria
1. Well-nourished
2. Decreased consciousness
3. Inability to speak the Dutch language
4. Expected length of hospital stay <2 days
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method