NCT01081587

Preventing Malnutrition and Restoring Nutritional Status in Hospitalized Children

Developing an Organization to Improve the Screening and Care of Starved Children in Hospital

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,457 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospices Civils de Lyon · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Month – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This cluster-randomized trial will evaluate the impact of a multifaceted intervention (including electronic medical alerts) coordinated by a Nutritional Support Team, on adherence to recommended practices for care of starved children, among health personnel of a large university hospital. A key component of the study is to assess whether improved adherence to guidelines leads to a reduction in rates of complications.

Conditions

• Nutrition Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Access to a Computerized Clinical Decision Support System (CCDDS)	Automatic CCDSS will alert physician for each case of malnourished using an algorithm based on age, sex, weight and size of each hospitalized children.
BEHAVIORAL	Education of Healthcare workers	Education of the hospital staff to evidence-based practices in malnutrition care will be proposed in the experimental arm. Specific training will be targeted on participants according to their function.
OTHER	Local assistance by a dietician	Assistance will be conducted locally by a local dietician. Periodic multidisciplinary meetings will be attended by the hospital staff belonging to the intervention arm, including the analysis of clinical incidents related to nutrition care.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-10-01
• Primary completion: 2011-10-01
• Completion: 2011-10-01
• First posted: 2010-03-05
• Last updated: 2025-12-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France