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Status unknownNCT00714324Updated Jan 5, 2009

Simplified Nutritional Screening for Patient Use

An observational study in Malnutrition, sponsored by University of Southampton. Status unknown at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-01-05.

Sponsored by University of Southampton · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jan 2009), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
2,200
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if patients are able to reliably screen themselves for nutrition risk.

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Conditions studied

  • Malnutrition

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Keywords

  • Nutrition
  • Screening
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In context

Malnutrition

1,587 studies on the registry are indexed under Malnutrition; 237 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 2,200 is above the median of 203 across 388 observational studies indexed under Malnutrition.

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Lead sponsor

University of Southampton is the lead sponsor of 121 studies on the registry; 19 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Patients attending general outpatient clinics

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female
  • Adults aged > 18years
  • Able to complete screening and provide written informed consent
  • Willingness to take part

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Children (\<18years)
  • Pregnant women
  • Inpatients
  • Unable to complete screen due to physical or mental incapacity
  • Unable to comprehend oral and written English language
  • Participation in other nutrition studies
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Study design

Enrollment
2,200 participants (estimated)

Groups and cohorts

  • 1

    Paper screening

  • 2

    Electronic screening

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To validate the use of a screening tool for patient use

    Time frame: 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. To assess prevalence of malnutrition in outpatients

    Time frame: 1 year

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Southampton University Hospitals NHS trust
    Southampton, Hampshire SO16 6YD, United Kingdom
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Cawood AL, Elia M, Sharp SK, Stratton RJ. Malnutrition self-screening by using MUST in hospital outpatients: validity, reliability, and ease of use. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012 Nov;96(5):1000-7. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.112.037853. Epub 2012 Oct 3. PubMed 23034963 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 5, 2009, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00714324
Lead sponsor
University of Southampton
Collaborators
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
First posted
Jul 14, 2008
Start date
Jul 2008
Primary completion
Jul 2009 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 2009 (estimated)
Last update
Jan 5, 2009

Study contacts

Marinos Elia, Professor
Contact
elia@soton.ac.uk
02380 796317
Marinos Elia, Professor
principal investigator · University of Southampton

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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