Older adults with wounds: identifying nutritional risk, the magnitude of the problem and dietary factors influencing healing.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Wound healing and nutritional status in Older Adults; Diet and Nutrition - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12607000308493
• Lead Sponsor: Jolene Thomas

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-06-13
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

All older adults with wounds, who are inpatients within the Repatriation General Hospital.

Exclusion Criteria

Palliative/terminal care patients, ICU patients, and patients receiving enteral or parenteral feeding.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of Wound healing. [Wound size, depth and severity will be assessed on entry into the study and then every 5 days until discharge from the hospital, to a maximum of 3 measurements time points.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
utritional status according to MNA score, BIA, body weight. [Each measurement will be collected on entry into the study, and then at 5 day intervals until discharge from hospital, or to a maximum of 3 time intervals.];Nutritional intake compared with requirements for wound healing[Assessed at study entry and then at 5 day intervals until discharge from hospital or to a maximum of 3 time intervals, and at discharge.]