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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12619001586101
ACTRN12619001586101Completed未知

The effectiveness of best practice nutrition and dietetic care on clinical and patient-centered outcomes in outpatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Metro South Health0 sites40 target enrollmentStarted: November 18, 2019Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
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Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
40

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 84 Years (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Confirmed diagnosis of COPD: forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) less than the lower limit of normal with a smoking history of 10 pack years or more.
  • Currently stable i.e. not receiving antibiotic or steroid treatment for an infective
  • exacerbation of COPD within the last 4 weeks
  • At nutritional risk: Malnutrition Screening Tool score greater than or equal to 2.
  • Competent to provide written informed consent and able to answer questions
  • Able to achieve nutritional requirements orally

Exclusion Criteria

  • Requirement for tube feeding or parenteral nutrition
  • Currently receiving, or within the last 4 weeks, oral nutritional supplements
  • Palliative care
  • Conditions that could result in weight loss (chronic renal disease requiring dialysis,
  • liver failure, known malignancy)
  • Currently participating in another research trial
  • Already under the care of a dietitian

Investigators

Sponsor
Metro South Health

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