Status:
COMPLETED
Post-discharge Nutrition and Resistance Training in Surgical Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Copenhagen
Collaborating Sponsors:
Health Insurance Fund of Research Council Faroe Islands
National Hospital of the Faroe Islands
Conditions:
Malnutrition
Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Randomized intervention by nutritional supplements and training in postoperative patients after discharge
Detailed Description
Surgery combined with malnutrition is associated with loss of muscle mass and leads to serious consequences for the surgical patient. A majority of surgical patients continue to lose weight after disc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Admitted to the surgical departments at Landssjúkrahúsið - National Hospital of Faroe Islands
- Aged 18 years or above
- One or more of the following surgical procedures: knee alloplasty, hip alloplasty, collum femoris fracture, back fracture, abdominal surgery, mamma surgery and other comprehensive surgery
- At nutritional risk according to screening
Exclusion
- Minimally invasive surgery/Laparoscopic surgery
- Severely reduced kidney function (p-creatinin\>250 mikromol/l) or dialysis
- Terminal illness
- Inability to cooperate in tests or exercises due to cognitive function or dementia
- Admitted to intensive care unit
- Inability to speak or understand Faroese, Danish or English
- Consent according to national regulations not obtainable
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
45 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03327935
Start Date
May 1 2018
End Date
April 1 2020
Last Update
July 23 2020
Active Locations (1)
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National Hospital of Faroe Islands
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, 100