Prevalence of Malnutrition and/or Sarcopenia at Hospital Admission

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02990520

Acronym

MASS

Enrollment

190

Registered

2016-12-13

Start date

2015-02-28

Completion date

2024-02-02

Last updated

2024-12-19

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Conditions

Malnutrition, Sarcopenia

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of malnutrition and/or sarcopenia at admission to the hospital in older adults.

Detailed description

The primary outcome of this study is to determine the prevalence of malnutrition and/or sarcopenia at admission to the hospital in older adults. The secondary outcome is to assess the relationship between malnutrition/sarcopenia status and length of stay, comorbidity load, polypharmacy, and 30-day readmission.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Admitted to the UTMB ACE unit * Aged 65 years or older * Able to consent to participate in study (alert and oriented x3)

Exclusion criteria

* Because this study aims to determine prevalence of malnutrition and/or sarcopenia at admission to the hospital, patients will be excluded if study measures are not able to be taken within 72 hours of admission.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Prevalence of Malnutrition	baseline	malnutrition measured with questionnaires

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Prevalence of sarcopenia	baseline	Sarcopenia defined using the EWGSOP or IWGS or FNIH criteria

Countries

United States

Outcome results