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CompletedNCT01243528MalnutritionUpdated Dec 15, 2014

Observational Study at the Influence of Malnutrition on Infections

An observational study in Malnutrition, sponsored by Marion Mertl-Roetzer. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2014-12-15.

Sponsored by Marion Mertl-Roetzer · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
100
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this trial is to determine whether nutritional status has an impact on nosocomial infections. Study population are patients undergoing early neurological rehabilitation.

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Conditions studied

  • Malnutrition

Keywords

  • Malnutrition
  • Infection
  • Neurological
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In context

Malnutrition

1,619 studies on the registry are indexed under Malnutrition; 241 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 100 is below the median of 206 across 401 observational studies indexed under Malnutrition.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Marion Mertl-Roetzer as lead sponsor.

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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 in neurological rehabilitation facility

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients in early neurological rehabilitation
  • informed consent given

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • none
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
100 participants (actual)
Biospecimen retention
Samples without dna

Groups and cohorts

  • Patients in neurological rehabilitation

    Patients suffering from a neurological disease

    Other: Laboratory values

Interventions

  • OtherLaboratory values

    Laboratory values which represent nutritional status

    Also known as: Vitamin D, Creatinine, Urea nitrogen, Albumin, Prealbumin, Total protein, C-reactive protein, Triiodothyronine, Thyroxin

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Nutritional status

    Nutritional status is represented by Prognostic Inflammatory and Nutritional Index Score (PINI) and bioimpedanz-anlaysis-measurement (BIA)

    Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Nosocomial infections

    Survey whether the patient has infections during the observation period

    Time frame: 8 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Schoen Clinic Bad Aibling
    Bad Aibling, Bavaria 83043, Germany
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 15, 2014, 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
NCT01243528
Lead sponsor
Marion Mertl-Roetzer
Responsible party
Marion Mertl-Roetzer (Head Physician, Schoen Clinic Bad Aibling) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Nov 18, 2010
Start date
Jun 2010
Primary completion
Dec 2010
Completion
Dec 2010
Last update
Dec 15, 2014

Study contacts

Marion Mertl-Rötzer, Dr. med.
principal investigator · Schoen Clinic Bad Aibling

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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