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Malnutrition Assessment in Elderly Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

A Study on Malnutrition among Geriatric Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/096636
Enrollment
296
Registered
2025-10-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E116- Type 2 diabetes mellitus with other specified complications

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

NITTE (Deemed to be University) NGSM Institute Of Pharmacetical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inpatients and outpatients aged between 60 to 90 years, diagnosed with type 2 DM for over one year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Patients who are critically ill. -Patient who refuses to give inform consent. -Patients with comorbid conditions known to independently cause malnutrition (eg:Active cancer, Chronic infections such as Tuberculosis or HIV, Malabsorption syndromes).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Prevalence and severity of malnutrition among geriatric patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus assessed using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA).Timepoint: at baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Association of malnutrition with glycemic control, comorbidities, functional status, and quality of life.Timepoint: one year—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nandakumar UP

NGSM Institute Of Pharmaceutical sciences

nandakumar@nitte.edu.in9633023062

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026