StrokeNCT07183449
Food Quantification Using a Novel, User Friendly Plate Imaging System
An observational study of Stroke, run by University of Southampton at 1 site in United Kingdom.
Trial summary
This pilot study aims to assess the feasibility of implementing a plate imaging system for dietary assessment in a stroke rehabilitation ward at University Hospital Southampton. The duration of the study is 12 weeks with an estimated sample size of 50 patients. This is a single centre study. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Stroke
- How many people
- 50 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited Kingdom
- Study dates
- 8 Sep 2025to 31 Mar 2026
- 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: Patients who are admitted to the stroke rehabilitation ward will be proposed to participate in the study
Who may be able to join
- Patients who eat hospital food
- Patients with a capacity to give consent
- Non-English-speaking patients with interpreters
- Patients who are aged 18 years and above
Who cannot join
- Patients who receive exclusive parenteral or enteral nutrition
- Patients who do not eat hospital provided meals
- Patients on end-of-life care plan
- Patients who do not give consent
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United Kingdom1 site
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6YD
About this study
Official title: Using a Novel, User Friendly Plate Imaging System to Quantify Food Consumption in Hospitals
This pilot study aims to assess the feasibility of implementing a plate imaging system for dietary assessment in a stroke rehabilitation ward at University Hospital Southampton. The duration of the study is 12 weeks with an estimated sample size of 50 patients. This is a single centre study.
Read the detailed description
Accurate dietary intake monitoring is essential to provide appropriate treatment for patients at risk of malnutrition, but collection of food intake data in hospital is a difficult and resource-intensive task. Paper food record charts are often incorrect or incomplete due to competing responsibilities and tasks at mealtimes, inadequate training, or removal of food trays before staff have observed intakes. Malnutrition within the hospital setting therefore continues to be under-identified and under-treated and is estimated to account for around 20% of the health and social care budget in 2023. The causes of malnutrition in hospitals are multifactorial and include acute illness or disease, dislike of food, and psychosocial or environmental factors. Approaches trialled in clinical settings to optimise dietary intakes of patients to date include protected mealtimes, dedicated mealtime assistance, and changes to the presentation and preparation of food. Across the literature, poor food intake and malnutrition was highly correlated with poor patient outcomes. In line with the NHS long-term plan and the UHS digital team's plan for a paperless digital Trust, a digital dietary assessment tool would provide a valid and reliable tool to accurately monitor dietary intakes. Electronic records will enable examination of longitudinal changes in intakes and/or dietary quality, and to identify patterns of intakes associated with positive or negative clinical outcomes.
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Keywords
- Dietary Assessment, Plate Imaging Systems, Stroke patients
- Medical subject headings
- Stroke
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Nutritional Intake
Nutritional intake in calories (kcal), macronutrients and micronutrients as measured by the plate imaging system
Measured: Week 1 up to week 12 of the study
Secondary outcomes (2)
Length of stay
Length of stay in hospital as measured by the date of admission to the ward to the date of discharge from the ward.
Measured: From week 1 up to week 12 of study
Weight
Weight as measured on the date of admission to the ward to the date of discharge
Measured: From week 1 up to week 12 of the study
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Sep 2025
- Study start8 Sep 2025
- Primary completion27 Mar 2026
- Study completion31 Mar 2026
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (6)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for StrokeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Southampton
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Caroline Childs, University of Southampton
- Investigators
- Caroline E Childs, BSc (Hons), PhD, Principal investigator, University of Southampton
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07183449
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- IRAS Number: 343406
- Other IDs
- ERGO Number: 93184
- Status last verified
- Sep 2025
- First submitted
- 6 Sep 2025
- Last updated
- 12 May 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Cardenas D, Bermudez C, Perez A, Diaz G, Cortes LY, Contreras CP, Pinzon-Espitia OL, Gomez G, Gonzalez MC, Fantin R, Gutierrez J, Sulz I, Tarantino S, Hiesmayr M. Are traditional screening tools adequate for monitoring the nutrition risk of in-hospital patients? An analysis of the nutritionDay database. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2022 Jan;46(1):83-92. doi: 10.1002/jpen.2085. Epub 2021 Mar 10.
PubMed 33554364Trtovac D, Lee J. The Use of Technology in Identifying Hospital Malnutrition: Scoping Review. JMIR Med Inform. 2018 Jan 19;6(1):e4. doi: 10.2196/medinform.7601.
PubMed 29351894Young AM, Banks MD, Mudge AM. Improving nutrition care and intake for older hospital patients through system-level dietary and mealtime interventions. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2018 Apr;24:140-147. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2017.12.009. Epub 2018 Jan 3.
PubMed 29576353Future Health. (2023). Hiding in plain sight: Tackling malnutrition as part of the prevention agenda. Available at Hiding-in-plain-sight-Web-FINAL-Nov-2023.pdf (futurehealth-research.com)
Heelan, A. R. (2021). A mixed methods study to determine the feasibility of providing finger foods for patients after stroke in hospital. University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis, 330pp. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/484431/
Thibault R, Abbasoglu O, Ioannou E, Meija L, Ottens-Oussoren K, Pichard C, Rothenberg E, Rubin D, Siljamaki-Ojansuu U, Vaillant MF, Bischoff SC. ESPEN guideline on hospital nutrition. Clin Nutr. 2021 Dec;40(12):5684-5709. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.09.039. Epub 2021 Oct 20.
PubMed 34742138
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 May 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Using a Novel, User Friendly Plate Imaging System to Quantify Food Consumption in Hospitals
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07183449
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- IRAS Number: 343406
- Conditions
- Stroke
- Keywords
- Dietary Assessment, Plate Imaging Systems, Stroke patients
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 50 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of SouthamptonUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 8 Sep 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 27 Mar 2026 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Mar 2026 (actual)
- First posted
- 19 Sep 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This pilot study aims to assess the feasibility of implementing a plate imaging system for dietary assessment in a stroke rehabilitation ward at University Hospital Southampton. The duration of the study is 12 weeks with an estimated sample size of 50 patients. This is a single centre study.
Detailed description
Accurate dietary intake monitoring is essential to provide appropriate treatment for patients at risk of malnutrition, but collection of food intake data in hospital is a difficult and resource-intensive task. Paper food record charts are often incorrect or incomplete due to competing responsibilities and tasks at mealtimes, inadequate training, or removal of food trays before staff have observed intakes. Malnutrition within the hospital setting therefore continues to be under-identified and under-treated and is estimated to account for around 20% of the health and social care budget in 2023. The causes of malnutrition in hospitals are multifactorial and include acute illness or disease, dislike of food, and psychosocial or environmental factors. Approaches trialled in clinical settings to optimise dietary intakes of patients to date include protected mealtimes, dedicated mealtime assistance, and changes to the presentation and preparation of food. Across the literature, poor food intake and malnutrition was highly correlated with poor patient outcomes. In line with the NHS long-term plan and the UHS digital team's plan for a paperless digital Trust, a digital dietary assessment tool would provide a valid and reliable tool to accurately monitor dietary intakes. Electronic records will enable examination of longitudinal changes in intakes and/or dietary quality, and to identify patterns of intakes associated with positive or negative clinical outcomes.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Patients who are admitted to the stroke rehabilitation ward will be proposed to participate in the study
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patients who eat hospital food
- Patients with a capacity to give consent
- Non-English-speaking patients with interpreters
- Patients who are aged 18 years and above
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Patients who receive exclusive parenteral or enteral nutrition
- Patients who do not eat hospital provided meals
- Patients on end-of-life care plan
- Patients who do not give consent
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Nutritional Intake
Time frame: Week 1 up to week 12 of the study
Nutritional intake in calories (kcal), macronutrients and micronutrients as measured by the plate imaging system
2 secondary outcomes
Length of stay
Time frame: From week 1 up to week 12 of study
Weight
Time frame: From week 1 up to week 12 of the study
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 May 2026.
- Background: PubMed 33554364Cardenas D, Bermudez C, Perez A, Diaz G, Cortes LY, Contreras CP, Pinzon-Espitia OL, Gomez G, Gonzalez MC, Fantin R, Gutierrez J, Sulz I, Tarantino S, Hiesmayr M. Are traditional screening tools adequate for monitoring the nutrition risk of in-hospital patients? An analysis of the nutritionDay database. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2022 Jan;46(1):83-92. doi: 10.1002/jpen.2085. Epub 2021 Mar 10.
- Background: PubMed 29351894Trtovac D, Lee J. The Use of Technology in Identifying Hospital Malnutrition: Scoping Review. JMIR Med Inform. 2018 Jan 19;6(1):e4. doi: 10.2196/medinform.7601.
- Background: PubMed 29576353Young AM, Banks MD, Mudge AM. Improving nutrition care and intake for older hospital patients through system-level dietary and mealtime interventions. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2018 Apr;24:140-147. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2017.12.009. Epub 2018 Jan 3.
- BackgroundFuture Health. (2023). Hiding in plain sight: Tackling malnutrition as part of the prevention agenda. Available at Hiding-in-plain-sight-Web-FINAL-Nov-2023.pdf (futurehealth-research.com)
- BackgroundHeelan, A. R. (2021). A mixed methods study to determine the feasibility of providing finger foods for patients after stroke in hospital. University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis, 330pp. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/484431/
- Background: PubMed 34742138Thibault R, Abbasoglu O, Ioannou E, Meija L, Ottens-Oussoren K, Pichard C, Rothenberg E, Rubin D, Siljamaki-Ojansuu U, Vaillant MF, Bischoff SC. ESPEN guideline on hospital nutrition. Clin Nutr. 2021 Dec;40(12):5684-5709. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.09.039. Epub 2021 Oct 20.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Caroline E Childs, BSc (Hons), PhD principal investigator
University of Southampton
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Stroke, run by University of Southampton at 1 site in United Kingdom.
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 4 inclusion and 4 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 12 May 2026. 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 United Kingdom. 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?
Nutritional Intake (time frame: Week 1 up to week 12 of the study). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07183449, which also lists 6 linked publications.
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 12 May 2026.