Transmural Nutritional Support.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON21262

Enrollment

164

Registered

2005-09-14

Start date

2006-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Usual nutritional care vs. oral nutritional supplements from admission to hospital under 3 months after discharge.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Malnourished older patients (>60y); 2. Admitted to the departments of internal medicine; 3. Gastroenterology; 4. Nephrology; 5. Rheumatology; 6. Dermatology.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Well-nourished; 2. Descreased consciousness; 3. Inability to speak the Dutch language; 4. Expected Length of Hospital Stay <2 days.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Changes in ADL, functional limitations, muscle strength, quality of life; 2. Length of hospital stay, number of re-admissions to hospital, complication rate, number of medical prescriptions and number of doctor contacts within the first 3 months after discharge; 3. Economic evaluation.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in body weigth, body composition.	—

Contacts

Public ContactM.A.E. Bokhorst - de van der Schueren, van

VU University Medical Center, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, P.O. Box 7057

m.vanbokhorst@vumc.nl

Outcome results