Development of a malnutrition screening tool for hospitalized children.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- malnutritionundernutrition10003018
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON32283
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 230
Inclusion Criteria
Children aged one year to eighteen years old.
Children admitted acute or consecutively.
Children and/or their parents who give informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
Children younger than one.
Children and/or their parents who did not give informed consent.
Children with an implanted defibrillator.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary objective of the study is to determine which questions are most<br /><br>predictive for undernutrition in hospitalized children in order to develop a<br /><br>quick and easy screening tool that is valid, reproducible and suitable for the<br /><br>population of children from 1 year to 18 years of age. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Prevalence of undernutrition of hospitalized children.</p><br>