Screening and treatment of malnourished hospital patients

ISRCTN ISRCTN92834544
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN92834544
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
20/12/2005
Registration date
20/12/2005
Last edited
09/11/2022
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 Hinke Kruizenga
Scientific

VU University Medical Center
P.O. Box 7057
Amsterdam
1007 MB
Netherlands

Email H.Kruizenga@vumc.nl

Study information

Study designControlled trial with a historical control group. The data in the control group were prospectively measured.
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designNon randomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typeTreatment
Scientific titleScreening and treatment of malnourished hospital patients
Study objectives1. The recognition of malnourished inpatients will improve by using the Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (SNAQ) malnutrition screening tool at admission
2. Early recognition and treatment of malnutrition is effective and cost effective
Ethics approval(s)Ethics approval received from the local medical ethics committee
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedMalnutrition
InterventionEarly screening and treatment of malnourished hospital patients. The intervention group consisted of a group of 297 patients on two mixed medical - surgical wards, receiving screening on malnutrition at admission and standardised nutritional care. The control (comparable group of 291 patients) received usual clinical care.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure1. Costs
2. Length of hospital stay
3. Percentage of malnourished patients who are diagnosed correctly
Secondary outcome measures1. Care complexity
2. Quality of life
3. Body composition
Overall study start date01/03/2002
Completion date01/10/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexNot Specified
Target number of participants600
Total final enrolment588
Key inclusion criteria1. Hospital patients
2. Internal and surgical ward
Key exclusion criteriaUnder the age of 18 years
Date of first enrolment01/03/2002
Date of final enrolment01/10/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Netherlands

Study participating centre

VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam
1007 MB
Netherlands

Sponsor information

VU University Medical Center (The Netherlands)
University/education

Van der Boechorststraat 7
Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands

Website http://www.vumc.nl/zorg/
ROR logo "ROR" https://ror.org/00q6h8f30

Funders

Funder type

Government

The Dutch Health Care Insurance Board (CVZ) (The Netherlands) - Independent Government Organisation

No information available

Society of University Hospitals of the Netherlands (The Netherlands)

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing planNot provided at time of registration

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Other publications 01/02/2005 Yes No
Results article 01/11/2005 Yes No
Results article 01/05/2006 Yes No

Editorial Notes

09/11/2022: Total final enrolment added.