An observational study in Malnutrition, sponsored by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. Completed at 4 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-01-27.
Sponsored by Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · Observational
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.
1,587 studies on the registry are indexed under Malnutrition; 237 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 54 is below the median of 203 across 388 observational studies indexed under Malnutrition.
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All eligible patients (according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria seen below) who are admitted to one of the following acute care facilities: University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, and St. John's Westshore in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, and Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Exclusion Criteria:
Number of participants diagnosed with and without malnutrition using the MCC.
Time frame: 30-days post-discharge
30-day readmission rate among study participants
Time frame: Within 90 days after data collection is complete
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