Appetite
Conditions
Keywords
Appetite
Brief summary
The study is an epidemiological survey to find out the incidence of loss of appetite in Indian patients suffering from various health disorders. This survey will be conducted to obtain information on appetite from a total of 17500 subjects This study does not intend to study the effect of any drugs. The primary source of information will be the subjects themselves. The study will be conducted at 275 - 350 centres spread across India.This is a single visit study.The physician will conduct routine clinical, physical and general examination.
Interventions
OTHERNo Drug
No intervention will be given to subjects, survey of loss of appetite in patients suffering from various healthcare disorders.
Sponsors
Bayer
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Men and Non-pregnant women ≥ 18 years of age recuperating from healthcare disorders like:Malaria fever, Typhoid or enteric fever * Hepatitis * Acute infections including respiratory, urinary tract infections etc treated with antibiotic * Tuberculosis * Patient discharged from hospital after general surgical procedures like acute appendectomy, etc. * Any other condition
Exclusion criteria
* Patients unwilling to provide informed consent & comply with the study procedure * Patient using drugs which affect appetite like Cyproheptadine etc.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of patients with loss of appetite | 1 Day |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage of patients with fatigue | 1 Day |
| Distribution of fatigue among the patients with respect to disease | 1 Day |
| Percentage of patients with moderate to very severe Fatigue. | 1 Day |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed