Screening and treatment of malnourished hospital patients
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN92834544 | 
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| 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
            
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                    Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
                                            Dr Hinke Kruizenga
Scientific
                                        Scientific
                                                VU University Medical Center
P.O. Box 7057
Amsterdam
1007 MB
Netherlands
                                                
| H.Kruizenga@vumc.nl | 
Study information
| Study design | Controlled trial with a historical control group. The data in the control group were prospectively measured. | 
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| Primary study design | Interventional | 
| Secondary study design | Non randomised controlled trial | 
| Study setting(s) | Hospital | 
| Study type | Treatment | 
| Scientific title | Screening and treatment of malnourished hospital patients | 
| Study objectives | 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(s) | Ethics approval received from the local medical ethics committee | 
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | 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 | 
| Primary outcome measure | 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 study start date | 01/03/2002 | 
| Completion date | 01/10/2005 | 
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient | 
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| Age group | Adult | 
| Sex | Not Specified | 
| Target number of participants | 600 | 
| Total final enrolment | 588 | 
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Hospital patients 2. Internal and surgical ward | 
| Key exclusion criteria | Under the age of 18 years | 
| Date of first enrolment | 01/03/2002 | 
| Date of final enrolment | 01/10/2005 | 
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Netherlands
Study participating centre
                                            VU University Medical Center
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            Amsterdam
1007 MB
Netherlands
                                    1007 MB
Netherlands
Sponsor information
                                            VU University Medical Center (The Netherlands)
University/education
                                        University/education
                                                Van der Boechorststraat 7
Amsterdam
1081 BT
Netherlands
                                                
| Website | http://www.vumc.nl/zorg/ | 
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| 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 | |
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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 | Not 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.

