Impact of Undernutrition Definitions on Its Prevalence in Hospitalized Patients

Launched by HOPITAL FORCILLES · Mar 24, 2022

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how different definitions of undernutrition affect the number of hospitalized patients who are identified as undernourished. Undernutrition can lead to serious health issues, including longer hospital stays and higher chances of complications. Researchers are comparing two sets of guidelines, one from the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) and another from the French Health Authority (HAS), to see if they identify different numbers of undernourished patients in various hospital departments like diabetes, obesity, pneumology, oncology, and gastro-nutrition.

To participate in this study, patients need to be between 18 and 70 years old and admitted to one of the specified departments. Those who can provide informed consent and are able to undergo certain tests will be eligible. Participants can expect to undergo assessments for undernutrition, which may include measuring muscle function and other health indicators. The findings from this trial will help healthcare professionals understand how to better identify and manage undernutrition in hospitalized patients, ultimately improving patient care.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Admitted to diabetes-obesity, pneumology, oncology and gastro-nutrition departments;
• • Age between 18 and 70 years at the time of inclusion ;
• • Affiliation with a social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme ;
• • Oral, free, informed and express consent of the patient.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Inability to perform bioelectrical impedance measurement ;
• • Incapacity to consent ;
• • Patient's refusal to participate in the study ;
• • Known pregnancy ;
• • Person subject to a legal protection measure ;
• • Patient under guardianship or curatorship ;
• • Patient with limited care ;
• • Randomisation in the ineligible study group.