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MalnutritionNCT02241746

Malnutrition in Chinese Hospitalized Patients and Optimizing the Usage of Nutritional Screening Tools

An observational study of Malnutrition, run by Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine at 1 site in China.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is: to diagnose malnutrition in Chinese hospitalized patients with four nutritional screening tools: mini-nutritional assessment - short form, subjective global assessment, malnutrition universal screening tool and nutritional risk screening 2002. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Malnutrition
How many people
856 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
Aug 2012to Sep 2012
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: tertiary general hospital

Who may be able to join

  • Ages≥18; admitted to hospital≥24h and did not receive operation until 8.am next day.

Who cannot join

  • Patients who were pregnant or breast-feeding, and those who could not be interviewed or provide informed consent were excluded.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality

Other trials in China

About this study

The purpose of this study is:

  • to diagnose malnutrition in Chinese hospitalized patients with four nutritional screening tools: mini-nutritional assessment - short form, subjective global assessment, malnutrition universal screening tool and nutritional risk screening 2002.
  • to optimize the usage of nutritional screening tools based on data-mining methods.
Conditions
Malnutrition
Being tested
no intervention
Medical subject headings
Malnutrition

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • no interventionOther

Study groups in NCT02241746
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
malnutritionNot described
Receives: Other: no intervention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. prevalence of malnutrition on admission detected by the four nutritional screening tools

    The measure of prevalence of malnutrition on admission is a composite outcome measure. In our study, we used four nutritional screening tools: MUST(malnutrition universal screening tool), SGA(subjective global assessment), MNA-SF(mini-nutritional assessment-short form) and NRS2002(nutritional risk screening 2002) to assess the malnutrition risk among Chinese hospitalized patients.

    Measured: up to 4 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Sep 2014 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2012
  3. Primary completionSep 2012

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
856 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02241746
Sponsor's protocol ID
XHEC-C-2014-088
Status last verified
Sep 2014
First submitted
11 Sep 2014
Last updated
18 Sep 2014
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Malnutrition, run by Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Sep 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

prevalence of malnutrition on admission detected by the four nutritional screening tools (time frame: up to 4 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Sep 2014.

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