Screening and treatment of malnourished hospital patients

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN92834544

Enrollment

600

Registered

2005-12-20

Start date

2002-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-11-21

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Conditions

Malnutrition Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Malnutrition

Interventions

Early screening and treatment of malnourished hospital patients. The intervention group consisted of a group of 297 patients on two mixed medical - surgical wards, receiving screening on malnutrition

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Hospital patients 2. Internal and surgical ward

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Under the age of 18 years

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Costs 2. Length of hospital stay 3. Percentage of malnourished patients who are diagnosed correctly	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Care complexity 2. Quality of life 3. Body composition	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

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