Active clinical trials for "Malnutrition"

The purpose of this study is to compare the accuracy of a new consumer nutrition screening tool to an established and validated nutrition screening tool currently completed by healthcare practitioners.

The project Visceral Leishmaniasis and Malnutrition is a cohort study that aimed to assess the association between malnutrition and visceral leishmaniasis (VL). It was conducted in Libo Kemkem and Fogera districts of the Amhara Regional State in Ethiopia. Clinical, anthropometric, biochemical, immunological, parasitological and sociodemographic data of school age children from VL high prevalence communities were collected in December 2009, May 2010 and February 2011.

Malnutrition in children has even more severe consequences on disease course and long-term health than malnutrition in adults. According to prior studies, malnutrition affects about 15-30 % of hospitalized children in Europe (ESPGHAN 2005, Pawellek et al 2008, Joosten and Hulst 2008). However, available criteria for defining malnutrition in paediatric patients are inconsistent, not based on firm evidence, and not generally agreed upon. Current guidelines do not address assessment of and screening for childhood malnutrition. Therefore, a large number of affected children are not adequately diagnosed. One aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of malnutrition and patients at risk for malnutrition among at least 2700 hospitalized children mainly across Europe. In addition criteria to link anthropometric measurements and the prediction of outcome, i.e. length of hospital stay, shall be established. A further goal then is to establish agreed, evidence-based criteria for malnutrition in children with the purpose of leading to an agreed, evidence-based screening tool for paediatric malnutrition in developed countries. This tool shall include a set of simple questions, based on previously suggested tools. Thereby this study will provide a strong basis for implementing evidence-based nutritional interventions in paediatric patients by harmonisation of diagnostic criteria for childhood malnutrition in developed countries.

Malnutrition is a common phenomenon in cancer patients. Deteriorated nutritional status is associated with poor clinical outcome. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of hospital malnutrition and its impact on functionality, quality of life and mortality in cancer patients and to test the reference percentiles of phase angle values (Bosy Westphal et al JPEN 2006) as indicator of cancer cachexia and predictor of mortality. Hypothesis: The fifth reference percentile of the phase angle norm values is a prognostically relevant cut off value indicating cancer cachexia in terms of malnutrition, fatigue and impaired functional status, as well as predictive of 6-month mortality

This is an observational, cross-sectional study to be conducted on the Nutrition Insights Day (NID), with retrospective review of patient medical charts. No prospective follow-up period is considered. This study aims to obtain a contemporary overview of the nutritional status, the use of EN and/or PN and the provision of calories and proteins in patients after major elective gastrointestinal surgery with existing malnutrition or at risk of hospital malnutrition in selected Asian countries.

The purpose of this study is to establish the validity of the adult and pediatric Malnutrition Clinical Characteristics (MCC). In addition, this project will: examine the relationship between the MCC and an objective measure of body composition; and establish the relationship between in-patient Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN) care and medical outcomes for all in-patients requiring nutrition care, and specifically for malnourished patients. Sixty pediatric and 60 adult in-patient acute care facilities will participate in this research study. The total number of participants enrolled across the 120 facilities will be between 2400-9600. The aims of the study include: Assess the interrater reliability of the MCC. Determine the predictive validity of the adult and pediatric MCC relative to a portfolio of patient medical outcomes. Determine the relationship between the adult and pediatric MCC and body composition measurements conducted via bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) in a subset of patients. Identify the utility of BIA for body composition analysis in clinical settings. Estimate the level of RDN care necessary to improve patient outcomes within the portfolio of outcomes. Specifically: quantify the dose (minutes of care and frequency of encounters) of RDN care that is associated with improved medical outcomes in patients already identified as requiring nutrition care, after adjusting for disease severity and other potential confounders. Identify the additional level of RDN care necessary to improve the medical outcomes in patients who have been identified as malnourished using the MCC.

This study includes pre and post-Quality Improvement Program groups. A nutrition-focused Quality Improvement Program will be implemented to assess the health and economic outcomes in malnourished hospitalized patients.

The primary goal of this study is to prevent undernutrition and obesity in peri-urban areas of Colombia. This study is designed to evaluate the impact of promoting adequate feeding practices and the use of SQ-LNS (Small Quantity Lipid-Based Nutrient Supplements) on the nutritional status of infants and young children. The study will be conducted in peri-urban areas of Pasto, Colombia in conjunction with Fundación Saldarriaga Concha and the Colombian Ministry of Health and Social Protection.

Background: There is a lack of evidence on whether maternal nutritional deficiencies after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or sleeve gastrectomy (SG) affect fetal development. The investigators hypothesis is that SG could induce nutritional deficiencies during pregnancy, as RYGB does, because of food restriction. These nutritional deficiencies may alter fetal growth. Methods: Women with singleton pregnancies who had at least one nutritional evaluation during pregnancy in our institution between 2006 and 2017 were included. The investigators evaluated nutritional deficiencies according to standard and pregnancy-specific norms. They have planned to study the relationships between these parameters and fetal growth. Objectives: To compare maternal nutritional parameters and neonatal outcomes after RYGB and SG and to assess the impact of nutritional alterations on fetal growth.

The study evaluates whether sarcopenia influences the prevalence of abdominal hernias in patients with cirrhosis.