A Nutrition-Focused Quality Improvement Program in Hospitalized Malnourished Patients

Completed

• Conditions: Malnutrition

• Registration Number: NCT03679832
• Lead Sponsor: Abbott Nutrition

Brief Summary

This study includes pre and post-Quality Improvement Program groups. A nutrition-focused Quality Improvement Program will be implemented to assess the health and economic outcomes in malnourished hospitalized patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-08-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-09-19
• Study First Posted: 2018-09-20
• Study Start: 2019-03-21
• Primary Completion: 2019-10-11
• Study Completion: 2019-10-11
• Status Verified: 2020-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-03-05
• Last Update Posted: 2020-03-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1670

Inclusion Criteria

• Subject is at risk / malnourished, defined by an MST score ≥ 2 the first 24 hours post hospital admission
• Patients are admitted for the following diagnoses: Respiratory, Digestive Surgery, Cardiology, General Internal Medicine (including Endocrinology), and Gastrointestinal
• Patient is able to consume foods and beverages orally
• Patients with life expectancy ≥ 30 days
• Patient is literate and willing to voluntarily sign and date Informed Consent Form (ICF)

Exclusion Criteria

• Subject has severe dementia or delirium and has no dedicated caregiver who could assure their compliance with QIP study requirements
• Subject has an eating disorder, history of significant neurological or psychiatric disorder, or other conditions that may interfere with study product consumption or compliance with study protocol procedures
• Subject is known to be allergic or intolerant to any ingredient found in the study products
• Subject is pregnant
• Subject is intubated, receiving tube feeding or parenteral nutrition

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Hospital Length of Stay	From Date of Admission until Date of Discharge or Death from any cause, assessed through follow up (30-day Post Discharge)	Chart Review

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Healthcare Resource Utilization	Hospital Admission to 30-day Post Discharge	Chart Review

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Medical Center; 🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam