Screening and treatment of malnourished hospital patients
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN92834544 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN92834544 |
| Protocol serial number | N/A |
| Sponsor | VU University Medical Center (The Netherlands) |
| Funders | The Dutch Health Care Insurance Board (CVZ) (The Netherlands) - Independent Government Organisation, Society of University Hospitals of the Netherlands (The Netherlands) |
- 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
Scientific
VU University Medical Center
P.O. Box 7057
Amsterdam
1007 MB
Netherlands
| H.Kruizenga@vumc.nl |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Controlled trial with a historical control group. The data in the control group were prospectively measured. |
| Secondary study design | Non randomised controlled trial |
| 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(s) |
1. Costs |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
1. Care complexity |
| Completion date | 01/10/2005 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | Not Specified |
| Target sample size at registration | 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
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | 01/11/2005 | Yes | No | ||
| Results article | 01/05/2006 | Yes | No | ||
| Other publications | 01/02/2005 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
09/11/2022: Total final enrolment added.
