Prevalence of Undernutrition in Assiut University Children Hospital

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03484572

Enrollment

300

Registered

2018-04-02

Start date

2018-08-01

Completion date

2019-09-30

Last updated

2018-04-02

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Conditions

Undernutrition

Brief summary

To describe the prevalence of undernutrition in infants and children admitted to Assiut university children hospital and to describe risk group and decrease length of stay in hospital.

Detailed description

Malnutrition is defined as a state in which a deficiency (or excess) of energy, protein, and other nutrition causes measurable adverse effects on the body and on growth (in children), and may impact clinical outcome. Recent studies in developed countries have estimated the prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized children as 12% to 24%. Causes of malnutrition: There are many types of malnutrition, and they have different causes. Some causes include: Poor diet, Starvation due to food not being available , Eating disorders, Problems with digesting food or absorbing nutrients from food , Certain medical conditions that make a person unable to eat Malnourished children were classified according to the type of malnutrition into: Acute malnutrition (wasting) , Chronic malnutrition (stunting) , Micronutrient malnutrition. Malnourished children experience more complications, such as infections after surgery, than well-nourished children, also leading to increased length of stay. In infants, early malnutrition is associated with delayed physical as well as intellectual development.

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTAnthropometric measures

Weight (kg),Height (cm)Body mass index(kg/m²),Mid-upper arm-circumference(cm), tricipital skinfold (cm)

Study design

Observational model

CASE_ONLY

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

1 Months to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

* All infants and children from 2 months to 6 years admitted to Assiut university children hospital .

Exclusion criteria

* Infants less than month ,Children over the age of 6 years .

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Describe the prevalence of undernutrition in all infants and children admitted to Assiut university children hospital	Baseline	Analysis of the prevalence of undernutrition (undernutrition rate) among pediatric patients at the time of hospital admission throughout a calendar year in Assiut university children hospital and identify types of undernutrition among those pediatric patients.

Contacts

Primary ContactEreny M yousif, resident

ereny_merzik@yahoo.com01203112247

Backup ContactAmir M Abo elgheet, lecturer

AmirelE76@yahoo.com01065742277

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026