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NCT Number: NCT02182427

Malnutrition Clinical Characteristics Validation Study

Malnutrition (under-nutrition) occurs in approximately 30% of hospitalized adults worldwide and results in poor outcomes. However there is no universal method for diagnosing malnutrition. A group of experts created a set of 6 characteristics to identify malnutrition. The goal of this project is to determine whether these characteristics are the best indicators to identify malnutrition or if there are other factors that may better identify malnutrition. Because there is no gold standard definition for malnutrition, the investigators will compare the characteristics against outcomes such as length of stay, hospital readmission and death. Outcomes are also influenced by disease state, therefore, information on what brought the patient to the hospital and what happened to them in the hospital will be collected that allows the investigators to separate the effect of malnutrition from disease. The hypothesis for this study is that the malnutrition clinical characteristics and diagnosis criteria, as presented by the experts, are valid and reliable principles for the diagnosis of adult under-nutrition.

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Key information

Conditions

Malnutrition Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patient on inpatient dietitian consult list
  • Able to speak English to answer questions
  • Ability to provide informed consent (or provided by family member)
  • Expected remaining admission time > 24 hours (determined by no mention of pending discharge in physicians notes)
  • Age ≥ 18 years

Exclusion criteria

  • Seen previously by Registered Dietitian during current admission
  • Patient on hospice or palliative care, in a psychiatric, maternity, pediatric or day surgery area, or in dedicated trauma or burn unit.
  • Life expectancy <7 days per physician note or Registered Dietitian (RD) judgment
  • Participated in the study during a previous admission

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of participants diagnosed with and without malnutrition using the MCC.

    Time frame: 30-days post-discharge

Secondary outcomes

  1. 30-day readmission rate among study participants

    Time frame: Within 90 days after data collection is complete

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Other

Collaborators

  • American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Registry information

Acronym: MCC

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Jul 8, 2014
Registry last updated
Jan 27, 2016

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