NRS 2002: Nutritional Screen in Cancer Patients

Diagnosing the nutritional status of cancer patients is extremely important. An appropriate nutritional status supports a better tolerance to the treatment. A working protocol is essential to start with Nutritional Screening. If it is detected Malnutrition Risk or Malnutrition, diet counseling, and the specific therapeutic for each patient must be provided.

This descriptive study will serve three aims:

* Register in the cancer patient's electronic medical record their nutritional status at the admission and when the patient is discharged. * Determine the percentage of malnourished patients or in the risk of malnutrition who are admitted to hospitalization. * Recognize the number of patients that required specialized nutritional care.

The purpose of this study is to determine if 30% of the patients admitted to the headquarters of SOLCA in Guayaquil from the Ecuadorian Cancer Society are at malnutrition risk or with any specific malnutrition level.

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Key information

Conditions

Malnutrition (Diagnosis) Cancer Disease Malnutrition Neoplasms Nutrition Disorders Nutrition Related Cancer Nutrition Surveys Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Scoring System

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Instituto Oncológico Nacional Dr. Juan Tanca Marengo

Guayaquil, Guayas, 090505, Ecuador

About this study

A prospective, descriptive, non-interventional study that will be performed from July 1st to October 4th of 2019 in all hospitalized patients of the Internal Medicine Service from SOLCA in Guayaquil from the Ecuadorian Cancer Society.

Statistical analysis: Central tendency measures. The results will be presented with tables and graphs.

Two weeks before the start of the study, the training of the personnel that will intervene in the screening of the participants will be carried out and will have a flow chart of actions to follow according to the status of patients.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

Participants older than 18-year old that go to the mentioned service

Exclusion criteria

All patients with more than 48 hours of hospital admission
Pediatric population.
Patients with edema, non-malignant conditions (family of SOLCA workers) or with oncologic diagnosis not confirmed
Participants who use a wheelchair or stretcher and those who cannot stand up

The NRS 2002 screening tool will be used to collect data and register the electronic medical record of each patient according to their nutritional status.

The variables to be recorded in an online Excel shared sheet (Google Drive) are weight, height, BMI, age, cancer diagnosis, associated comorbidities.

For weight determination, a scale (mechanical or electronic) in good condition will be used

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Nutritional Status

Time frame: 60 days

Registration in the cancer patients' Clinical Record their nutritional status when they are admitted and when they are discharged
Percentage of malnourished patients or at risk of malnourishment

Time frame: 60 days

To know the percentage of malnourished patients or at risk of malnourishment that are admitted for hospitalization
Patients who needed specialized nutritional care

Time frame: 60 days

Recognize the number of patients who needed specialized nutritional care

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sociedad de Lucha Contra el Cáncer del Ecuador

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2019
Primary completion: 2019
Study completion: 2019
First posted: Oct 24, 2019
Registry last updated: Oct 24, 2019

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