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Clinical Trials/NCT03555461
NCT03555461CompletedNot Applicable

Analysis of EPA® (a Food Intake Assessment Tool) as a Screening Test for Malnutrition in General Medicine

Rennes University Hospital3 sites in 1 country563 target enrollmentStarted: January 22, 2018Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
563
Locations
3
Primary Endpoint
presence or absence of malnutrition

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The main objective is to evaluate the sensitivity of the EPA® for screening for malnutrition in general medicine in adults.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •To be an adult,
  • •Consulting the principal investigator, a general practitioner in his activity of substitute doctor,
  • •During the inclusion period,
  • •Not opposed to participating in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Patients benefiting from artificial nutrition,
  • •Patients with advanced dementia,
  • •Pregnant or postpartum women,
  • •Patients who do not understand or speak French,
  • •Patients treated with diuretics who have had a change in treatment dosage during the last 6 months,
  • •Patients for whom weight measurement is not possible in the office (wheelchair, disability ...),
  • •Patients who have already been included once,
  • •Patients who have had surgery for obesity,
  • •Major persons subject to legal protection (legal safeguards, guardianship, tutorship), persons deprived of their liberty, ...

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

presence or absence of malnutrition

Time Frame: The inclusion day

presence or absence of malnutrition based on BMI and / or percentage of weight loss

Score EPA

Time Frame: The inclusion day

score obtained with the EPA® tool (assessment of food intake)

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor
Rennes University Hospital
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (3)

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