Status:
TERMINATED
Quality Improvement Program (QIP) to Reduce 30-Day Readmission in Malnourished Hospitalized Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Abbott Nutrition
Collaborating Sponsors:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Conditions:
Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Newly admitted patients will be screened for risk of malnutrition. Patients will receive either the feeding protocol or current oral nutrition supplement (ONS) practice, pending location. Patients wil...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patient is ≥ 18 years of age.
- Patient is screened for malnutrition with an MST score ≥ 2 (see Appendix C).
- Patient has length of stay of hospital stay \> 2 days.
- Patient is able to consume foods and beverages orally.
- Patient receives Ensure, Nepro or Glucerna during the course of his or her hospital stay in connection with the QIP.
Exclusion
- Patient is pregnant.
- Patient is intubated, receiving tube feeding or parenteral nutrition.
- Patient unable to provide HIPAA authorization and informed consent.
- Patient is discharged to hospice care.
- Patient has a condition that would preclude ingestion / absorption of the oral nutritional supplements, including allergic response to any ONS ingredient.
- Patient has severe dementia or delirium, brain metastases, eating disorder, history of significant neurological or psychiatric disorder.
- Patient has stated an allergy or intolerance to any of the ingredients in the study products.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
2386 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02262429
Start Date
October 1 2014
End Date
August 1 2015
Last Update
October 7 2015
Active Locations (4)
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1
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, Illinois, United States, 60010
2
Advocate Condell Medical Center
Libertyville, Illinois, United States, 60048
3
Advocate Christ Medical Center
Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States, 60453
4
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Park Ridge, Illinois, United States, 60068