Validation of a Nutrition Screening Tool

The Validation of Two Inpatient Adult Nutrition Screening Tools in Cancer Care - a Prospective Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01851928

Enrollment

128

Registered

2013-05-13

Start date

2011-07-31

Completion date

2013-03-31

Last updated

2013-05-13

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Conditions

Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction, Cervical Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Fallopian Tube Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Sarcoma, Vaginal Cancer, Vulvar Cancer

Brief summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of two nutrition screening tools to identify inpatients with malnutrition or at risk of malnutrition. The two tools are the Royal Marsden Abridged Adult Nutrition Screening Tool (AANST) and the Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST)\[10\] The tools will be compared with the currently accepted gold standard, Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA). Both screening tools are in the form of scored questionnaires and are suitable for electronic input. The ultimate objective is to select an adult inpatient nutrition screening tool with the highest sensitivity for future use in the oncology inpatient setting in order to allow prompt commencement of an appropriate nutrition care plan.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* All adult inpatients, over the age of 18, admitted to RMH for whom a measured weight and height can be obtained

Exclusion criteria

* Patients for whom it is not possible to obtain a measured height and weight * People with a definitive diagnosis of dementia * People who lack capacity to understand the purpose of the study and to consent * Patients who are unable to understand and speak English

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Sensitivity of Screening Tool	24 hrs	The primary endpoint of the study is the sensitivity of each screening tool as compared to the gold standard of PG-SGA when completed by a trained dietitian.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Specificity of the Tool	24 hrs	Secondary endpoints are as follows: * specificity of the screening tool * proportion of inpatients with malnutrition on admission

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results