Status:
COMPLETED
Feeding the Patient at Nutritional Risk: Does the Clinical Outcome Improve?
Lead Sponsor:
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Conditions:
Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The aim of the present study is to take stronger action in solving the problems of malnutrition in the hospital setting and in the first two months after patient's discharge. The main objective is to ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- all patients coming on station
Exclusion
- patients with a screening total score \<3 according to the NRS-2002 system
- less than 18 years of age, expected hospital stay less than 4 days
- expected survival less than 1 month
- pregnant or lactating women
- patients with psychiatric disorders
- patients with cardiac failure as defined by the Goldmann classification class \>II (recent rest pain, unstable angina pectoris)
- patients with respiratory failure (Peak Flow Rate: PEFR \<50%)
- patients with hepatic dysfunction (Child \>A)
- patients suffering from an intestinal obstruction or ileus
- patients with renal failure (creatinine \>250 μmol/l) or receiving haemodialysis
- patients that are already receiving, or are planned to receive parenteral nutrition
- patients unable to understand the German language
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00440453
Start Date
February 1 2007
End Date
August 1 2008
Last Update
September 23 2011
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University hospital
Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, 3010