Malnutrition
Conditions
Keywords
malnutrition, oncology, gerontology
Brief summary
The project is a national, prospective, multicenter, non-interventional pilot project of malnutrition screening in the Czech Republic. The main goal of the project is to methodically prepare, implement and evaluate a pilot project that will verify the suitability of the proposed procedure for the early detection of malnutrition in oncology patients and hospitalised patients patients 65 years of age and older, as this has a significant effect on the quality of life and the effectiveness of the services provided oncological treatment.
Detailed description
The main goal of the project is the early detection of malnutrition in oncology patients and hospitalised patients 65 years of age and older, as this has a significant effect on the quality of life and the effectiveness of the services provided oncological treatment. Another goal of the project will be the creation of a unified diagnostic proposal process and methodological material for determining malnutrition. This process will then be designed as the standard of nursing practice for patients with an oncological diagnosis and for persons older than 65 years such that, so that an adequate nutritional intervention is started in time, which will lead to a higher tolerance of demanding treatment and thus to increase the quality of life. The project will include testing the procedure on a sample of approx. 1,500 oncological and 500 geriatric patients. The project is supported by the European Social Fund (Operational Program Employment plus) and the state budget of the Czech Republic and is registered by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic under ID: CZ.03.02.02/00/22\_005/0000282.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTBlood test
Albumin, C-Reactive Protein, Cholesterol, Urea, Creatinine, Vitamin D
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTBioelectrical Impedance Analysis
Total Impedance, Segmental Muscle Analysis, Segmental Fat Analysis, Absolute Muscle Mass Value, Muscle Mass Index, Total Body Fat Percentage, Total Body Water, Phase Angle Measurement
OTHERNutritional Risk Assessment Questionnaire
Fill in the Questionnaire of the Working Group on Nutritional Care in Oncology and get nutrition risk score. The objective data includes weight loss in 6 months, current BMI and food tolerance, and oncological diagnosis including ongoing anti-cancer treatment.
Sponsors
Brno University Hospital
Bulovka Hospital
Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute
University Hospital, Motol
Hospital AGEL Nový Jičín a.s.
Military University Hospital, Prague
General University Hospital, Prague
University Hospital Olomouc
University Hospital Pilsen
Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Cohort Oncological patients: * 18+ * an oncological diagnosis * a survival prognosis of at least 3 months Cohort Patients older than 65 years: * 65+ * hospitalization at least 14 days or longer
Exclusion criteria
(both cohorts): * not agreeing to participate in the project
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of people with malnutrition according to the PSNPO questionnaire | Until 31. 3. 2026 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of people with initiated nutritional intervention | Until 31. 3. 2026 |
Countries
Czechia
Contacts
Primary ContactNikola Stourac
Backup ContactLucie Mandelova, PhD
Outcome results
None listed