Comparison of different methods for measuring the nutritional status and the identification of malnutrition in patients with hematological and oncological diseases - MEPO-Study

niversitätsklinikum Halle (Saale)Klinik für Innere Medizin IVHämatologie und Onkologie0 sites50 target enrollmentFebruary 17, 2014

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: C00-D48
Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Halle (Saale)Klinik für Innere Medizin IVHämatologie und Onkologie
Enrollment: 50
Status: Completed
Last Updated: last year

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

February 17, 2014

End Date

January 7, 2013

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Sponsor

niversitätsklinikum Halle (Saale)Klinik für Innere Medizin IVHämatologie und Onkologie

•Patients who were hospitalized for the beginning or the continuation of chemotherapy, older than 18 years, patient should be able to understand and to answer the complete questionnaire, signed and dated consent form, patient should be able to give its consent

•Patients with known drug or alcohol dependency; patients with severe active infection; patients with severe chronic or infectious diseases (liver cirrhosis, hepatitis, rheumatism); abnormal laboratory values (ASAT \>2,5x upper limit, ALAT \>2,5x upper limit, creatinin \>1,5x upper limit), patients with cardiac pacemaker, patients with heart defibrillator, patients with HIV/AIDS, patients with arm\- or leg amputations, patients who receive parenteral nutrition, patients under dialysis treatment, patients with an impaired thyroid metabolism, patients where an exact height and weight determination is not possible