Transmural Nutritional Support
ISRCTN | ISRCTN29617677 |
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DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN29617677 |
Secondary identifying numbers | NTR476 |
- Submission date
- 27/01/2006
- Registration date
- 27/01/2006
- Last edited
- 13/05/2013
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr M.A.E. van Bokhorst - de van der Schueren
Scientific
Scientific
VU University Medical Center
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
P.O. Box 7057
Amsterdam
1007 MB
Netherlands
m.vanbokhorst@vumc.nl |
Study information
Study design | Randomised open label active controlled parallel group trial |
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Primary study design | Interventional |
Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
Study setting(s) | Hospital |
Study type | Other |
Scientific title | |
Study objectives | To study the cost-effectiveness of transmural nutritional support (from admission to hospital until 3 months after discharge) in malnourished elderly patients, compared to usual care. |
Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Malnutrition |
Intervention | Usual nutritional care versus oral nutritional supplements (600 kcal/day) from admission to hospital until 3 months after discharge. |
Intervention type | Other |
Primary outcome measure | 1. Changes in ADL, functional limitations, muscle strength, quality of life 2. Length of hospital stay, number of re-admissions to hospital, complication rate, number of medical prescriptions and number of doctor contacts within the first 3 months after discharge 3. Economic evaluation |
Secondary outcome measures | Changes in body weight, body composition |
Overall study start date | 01/01/2006 |
Completion date | 31/12/2009 |
Eligibility
Participant type(s) | Patient |
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Age group | Senior |
Sex | Both |
Target number of participants | 164 |
Key inclusion criteria | 1. Hospitalised patients of 60 years and over with a BMI <20 and/or involuntary weight loss >10% (= malnourished) 2. Admitted to the departments of internal medicine 3. Gastroenterology 4. Nephrology 5. Rheumatology 6. Dermatology |
Key exclusion criteria | 1. Well-nourished 2. Decreased consciousness 3. Inability to speak the Dutch language 4. Expected length of hospital stay <2 days |
Date of first enrolment | 01/01/2006 |
Date of final enrolment | 31/12/2009 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Netherlands
Study participating centre
VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam
1007 MB
Netherlands
1007 MB
Netherlands
Sponsor information
Vrije University Medical Centre (VUMC) (Netherlands)
Hospital/treatment centre
Hospital/treatment centre
Van der Boechorststraat 7
Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands
https://ror.org/00q6h8f30 |
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw) (Netherlands)
Private sector organisation / Other non-profit organizations
Private sector organisation / Other non-profit organizations
- Alternative name(s)
- Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
- Location
- Netherlands
Results and Publications
Intention to publish date | |
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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
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Protocol article | protocol | 10/02/2010 | Yes | No | |
Results article | results | 01/05/2011 | Yes | No | |
Results article | results | 01/12/2012 | Yes | No |