Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Hinke Kruizenga
ORCID ID
Contact details
VU University Medical Center
P.O. Box 7057
Amsterdam
1007 MB
Netherlands
H.Kruizenga@vumc.nl
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
1. 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
Ethics approval received from the local medical ethics committee
Study design
Controlled trial with a historical control group. The data in the control group were prospectively measured.
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Non randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Malnutrition
Intervention
Early 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 type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
1. Costs
2. Length of hospital stay
3. Percentage of malnourished patients who are diagnosed correctly
Secondary outcome measures
1. Care complexity
2. Quality of life
3. Body composition
Overall trial start date
01/03/2002
Overall trial end date
01/10/2005
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
1. Hospital patients
2. Internal and surgical ward
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
600
Participant exclusion criteria
Under the age of 18 years
Recruitment start date
01/03/2002
Recruitment end date
01/10/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Trial participating centre
VU University Medical Center
Amsterdam
1007 MB
Netherlands
Sponsor information
Organisation
VU University Medical Center (The Netherlands)
Sponsor details
Van der Boechorststraat 7
Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
The Dutch Health Care Insurance Board (CVZ) (The Netherlands) - Independent Government Organisation
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
Society of University Hospitals of the Netherlands (The Netherlands)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
Results in:
1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=15681104
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=16280442
3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=16618452
Publication citations
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Kruizenga HM, Seidell JC, de Vet HC, Wierdsma NJ, van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren MA, Development and validation of a hospital screening tool for malnutrition: the short nutritional assessment questionnaire (SNAQ)., Clin Nutr, 2005, 24, 1, 75-82, doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2004.07.015.
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Kruizenga HM, Van Tulder MW, Seidell JC, Thijs A, Ader HJ, Van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren MA, Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of early screening and treatment of malnourished patients., Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 2005, 82, 5, 1082-1089.
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Kruizenga HM, de Jonge P, Seidell JC, Neelemaat F, van Bodegraven AA, Wierdsma NJ, van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren MA, Are malnourished patients complex patients? Health status and care complexity of malnourished patients detected by the Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (SNAQ)., Eur. J. Intern. Med., 2006, 17, 3, 189-194, doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2005.11.019.