NCT04244851

Nutritional State and Care Pathway of Hospitalized Malnourished Patients, Within 3 Months of Admission

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Rennes University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Malnourished patients are at risk of many complications, including infections, pressure ulcers and readmissions. Little is known about their care pathway after hospital discharge. This study aims to determine care pathways of malnourished patients after hospital discharge and to determine what they need to better take care of their malnutrition.

Detailed description

All patients hospitalized in the post-emergency unit of Rennes University Hospital during the study period will be screened for malnutrition. Data concerning newly diagnosed malnourished patients will be recorded and those patients will be contacted 3 months after their hospital discharge. A qualitative study will be conducted among malnourished patients and their families : a sample of patients and their caregivers will be interviewed to better understand their perception of malnutrition and what they need to better take care of malnutrition.

Conditions

• Malnutrition

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Malnourished patients	Data of included patients will be recorded during hospitalization using medical charts. Every patient will be contacted by phone 3 months after hospital discharge. A sample of patients and their caregivers will be interviewed to better understand their perception of malnutrition and what they need to better take care of malnutrition.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-02-04
• Primary completion: 2020-10-04
• Completion: 2020-10-04
• First posted: 2020-01-28
• Last updated: 2020-03-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France