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NUTRIENT - Nutrition practice in critically ill adults - an observational study

Nutrition practice in critically ill adults - an observational study

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12620001025921
Enrollment
413
Registered
2020-10-09
Start date
2021-02-08
Completion date
2021-02-16
Last updated
2023-05-01

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The aim of the study is to assess nutrition provision and practice over the duration of hospitalisation in critically ill adults in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) to inform nutrition practice and future reserach. SItes will also use this study as a quality procedure being able to review their individual data compare to other sites in Australia and New Zealand. All data collected is observational. Participating sites will enrol eligible patients into the study over a 1 week study period and collect observational nutrition and hospital care data during their ICU admission and ward stay up to day 28, discharge or death (whichever comes first). Data will be collected daily for the first 7 days while the patient remians in ICU and then weekly where on the ward or still in ICU.

Interventions

An observational study of nutrition practices in critically ill adults across Australia and New Zealand. In a 7 day study period, all adult ICU and HDU patients who are admitted to ICU for 48 hours or more and do not meet any of the exclusion criteria will be included. Data collection will commence and continue until hospital discharge, day 28 or if the patient is deceased (whichever occurs first). Observational data will be collected days 1 to 7 of their ICU stay (whilst present in ICU) and th

An observational study of nutrition practices in critically ill adults across Australia and New Zealand. In a 7 day study period, all adult ICU and HDU patients who are admitted to ICU for 48 hours or more and do not meet any of the exclusion criteria will be included. Data collection will commence and continue until hospital discharge, day 28 or if the patient is deceased (whichever occurs first). Observational data will be collected days 1 to 7 of their ICU stay (whilst present in ICU) and then days 7 (if on the ward), 14, 21 and 28 (whether they are in ICU or the ward). Patient data to be collected is baseline admission data and demographics, initial ICU nutrition assessment data, daily nutrition data in ICU for 7 days then weekly to day 28, ward nutrition data from date of transfer from ICU to hospital discharge (up to day 28), functional oral intake scale and outcome data (nutrition at d/c, hosp and ICU lenth of stay and discharge location). From date of enrolment all data will be prospective, admission/baseline data will be retrospective.

Sponsors

Monash University
Lead SponsorUniversity

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Age 18 years or older 2. Admitted to ICU after 00:00 on the date of study commencement 3. Remain in ICU for greater than 48 hours

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients who have been deemed ready to be discharged by the treating team within 48 hours of ICU admission but have not been able to be discharged within 48 hours of ICU admission for logistical reasons (e.g. due to bed unavailability, inability to return home) 2. Patients who have been admitted for palliative care or organ donation or made palliative within 48 hours of ICU admission

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026