Screening and treatment of malnourished hospital patients.

Development, validation, (cost)effectivenessanalysis of the SNAQ malnutrition screening tool.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON22638

Enrollment

600

Registered

2005-09-05

Start date

2002-03-01

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

Disease related malnutrition in hospital patients.

Interventions

Early screening and treatment of malnourished hospital patients. The intervention group consisted of a group of 297 patients on two mixed medical - surgical wards, receiving screening on malnutrition

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Hospital patients; 2. Internal and sugical ward.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Under the age of 18 years.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Costs; 2. Length of hospital stay; 3. Percentage of malnourished patients who are diagnosed correctly.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Care complexity; 2. Quality of life; 3. Body composition.	—

Contacts

Public ContactHinke Kruizenga

VU University Medical Center, P.O. Box 7057

H.Kruizenga@vumc.nl

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)