Observational Study at the Influence of Malnutrition on Infections

Completed

• Conditions: Malnutrition
• Interventions: Other: Laboratory values

• Registration Number: NCT01243528
• Lead Sponsor: Marion Mertl-Roetzer

Brief Summary

The purpose of this trial is to determine whether nutritional status has an impact on nosocomial infections. Study population are patients undergoing early neurological rehabilitation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-06
• Study First Submitted: 2010-11-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-11-17
• Study First Posted: 2010-11-18
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2010-12
• Status Verified: 2014-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-12-12
• Last Update Posted: 2014-12-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients in early neurological rehabilitation
• informed consent given

Exclusion Criteria

• none

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patients in neurological rehabilitation	Laboratory values	Patients suffering from a neurological disease

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Nutritional status	8 weeks	Nutritional status is represented by Prognostic Inflammatory and Nutritional Index Score (PINI) and bioimpedanz-anlaysis-measurement (BIA)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Nosocomial infections	8 weeks	Survey whether the patient has infections during the observation period

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Schoen Clinic Bad Aibling; 🇩🇪 Bad Aibling, Bavaria, Germany