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The Effect of Immunonutrition Supplements on Pressure Ulcers and Malnutrition Status among Spinal Cord Injury Patients Under Rehabilitatio

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pressure ulcers
Spinal cord injury
Skin - Other skin conditions
Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders
Neurological - Other neurological disorders
Registration Number
ACTRN12623000335695
Lead Sponsor
niversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
18
Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria were spinal cord injury patients with an outpatient appointment at the clinic with pressure ulcers stage II, III and IV (Black et al. 2007), malnutrition or at-risk of malnutrition, not diabetic, and able to communicate.

Exclusion Criteria

i) Patients with full nasogastric tube feeding
ii) Patients with pressure sores due to diabetic ulcers and trauma due to infection.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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