The Reality of Nutritional Therapy in Brazil: Quality Assessment

Completed

• Conditions: Nutritional Therapy Quality

• Registration Number: NCT03351621
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brief Summary

Nutritional status depletion is associated with complications such as increased morbidity and mortality, worsening of patients' quality of life and increased length of hospital stay. Thus, nutritional therapy defined as the set of therapeutic procedures for maintenance or recovery of the nutritional status of the patient, becomes a procedure of extreme importance in the hospital setting. It should be carried out by an interprofessional team, in order to ensure adequate patient care. Aim: This study intends to evaluate the reality of Nutritional Therapy in Brazil, 18 and 14 years after the introduction of the resolution n ° 272 and the RDC n ° 63, respectively, regarding the practice of this important therapy and the existence of interdisciplinary teams. Method: Descriptive, observational and national study. In each Brazilian state was selected the capital, and drawn a city of average and other one of small size. Next, a public, private and university hospital in each municipality was randomly selected. Data collection will be done by means of a questionnaire, based on the Secretary of Sanitary Surveillance of the Ministry of Health resolution n ° 272 and the RDC n ° 63. The questionnaire will be applied by the researchers, and directed to the health professionals involved in the Nutritional Therapy practice in each of the selected hospitals.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-02-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-11
• Study Completion: 2017-11
• Study First Submitted: 2017-11-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-11-21
• Study First Posted: 2017-11-24
• Status Verified: 2018-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-05-22
• Last Update Posted: 2018-05-24

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

• Hospitals with nutritional therapy

Exclusion Criteria

• Hospitals with no nutritional therapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Reality of Nutritional Therapy in Brazil	December, 2017.	The adequacy will be assessed using proper questionnaire prepared up from Resolution of Collegiate Board of the National Health Surveillance Agency Nº 63/2000 and portaria n° 272 of the Ministry of Health.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Performance of interdisciplinary teams of nutritional therapy	December, 2017.	The performance will be assessed using proper questionnaire prepared up from Resolution of Collegiate Board of the National Health Surveillance Agency Nº 63/2000 and portaria n° 272 of the Ministry of Health.
Number of patients in nutritional therapy in hospitals	December, 2017.	Own Checklist

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hospital of Clinics of the University Federal of Minas Gerais; 🇧🇷 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil