Overcoming barriers to protected mealtimes implementation to prevent and treat malnutritio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Malnutrition in subacute care; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001316695
• Lead Sponsor: utrition & Dietetics, Monash University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-12-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

Patients need to be admitted to an Eastern Health subacute ward in order to be eligible for this study. A waiver of consent will be sought from the relevant ethics committees, enabling all patients admitted to receive the intervention.

Exclusion Criteria

No oral intake
Receiving end of life care

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Energy (kJ) intake. This will be determined by Monash University dietetic students observing plate waste of individual patients across a 24 hour period during their admission. The primary researcher will conduct the nutritional analysis using the nutritional database Foodworks.[The duration of outcome assessment is until the study period ends (4 weeks), or until the patient is discharged (whichever is sooner).];Protein (g) intake. This will be determined by Monash University dietetic students observing plate waste of individual patients across a 24 hour period during their admission. The primary researcher will conduct the nutritional analysis using the nutritional database Foodworks.[Intake observations will occur until the study period ends (4 weeks), or the patient is discharged (whichever is sooner)]