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The Effect of using nutritional guidelines by nurses on the incidence and severity of malnutrition in patients

The effect of applying nutritional guideline By nurses on Incidence And intensity of malnutrition in hospitalized patients in ICU

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20180314039097N1
Enrollment
70
Registered
2018-10-03
Start date
2018-05-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-11-05

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

Conditions

Malnutrition. Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition

Interventions

Intervention 1: intervention group: the nurses will be trained in the latest version of the ICE Patient's Feeding Guideline to identify the nutritional needs of their patients and provide the food the

Sponsors

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age 14 and above Admission to intensive care unit up to 24 hours after admission to the hospital Accommodation and hospitalization in the intensive care unit for at least 10 days (more than 10 days), feeding the patient during 10 days of staying in the department and participating in the project through oral nutrition or through the stomach tube or gastrostum tube

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: A patient's request to leave the study at any time, if the patient is alert hyperparathyroidism Hodgkin's disease exposure to pheochromocytoma (causes false increase in serum per-albumin levels) use of corticosteroids or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (leading to false increases in serum per-albumin levels) catching liver disease or severe infection injection of protein-containing components into the patient Severe dehydration of the patient and CVP of less than (2 cm) of water due to false increase in serum per-albumin.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of malnutrition in icu patients. Timepoint: Before the intervention and ten days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Maestricht index.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Severity of malnutrition. Timepoint: Before the intervention and ten days after the intervention. Method of measurement: Maestricht index.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehdi Nik sefat

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

mehdi2niksefat@yahoo.com+98 61 3336 5642

Outcome results

None listed

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