The Nutrition Care in Canadian Hospitals Study; 2010-2013.

NCT02351661 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CMTF Prevalence 2010-2013
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,022
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The Nutrition Care In Canadian Hospitals study, conducted by the Canadian Malnutrition Task Force had the primary purpose of determining the prevalence of malnutrition in Canadian acute care hospitals. Secondary objectives were to determine the independent association of malnutrition with patient centred outcomes (e.g. length of stay) and describe the nutrition care processes for malnourished and well nourished patients.

Conditions

Malnutrition

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• length of stay

  length of stay in acute care bed

  0- 60 days

Study Arms (1)

medica/surgical

Medical or surgical patients from 18 hospitals

Other: There was no intervention

Interventions

There was no intervention OTHER

observational study, no intervention

medica/surgical

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

medical or surgical patients; large hospitals (\>250 beds) recruited 60 patients and small hospitals recruited 40 patients over the age of 18 years; all provided informed consent or proxy provided informed consent

You may qualify if:

• acute care admission, medical or surgical unit; English or French language;anticipated to stay in hospital for 2 or more days; consent to study entry;

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Canadian Malnutrition Task Force: lead
• Canadian Nutrition Society: collaborator

Related Publications (4)

• Keller HH, Vesnaver E, Davidson B, Allard J, Laporte M, Bernier P, Payette H, Jeejeebhoy K, Duerksen D, Gramlich L. Providing quality nutrition care in acute care hospitals: perspectives of nutrition care personnel. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2014 Apr;27(2):192-202. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12170. Epub 2013 Oct 23.

  PMID: 24147893 BACKGROUND

• Duerksen DR, Keller HH, Vesnaver E, Laporte M, Jeejeebhoy K, Payette H, Gramlich L, Bernier P, Allard JP. Nurses' Perceptions Regarding the Prevalence, Detection, and Causes of Malnutrition in Canadian Hospitals: Results of a Canadian Malnutrition Task Force Survey. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2016 Jan;40(1):100-6. doi: 10.1177/0148607114548227. Epub 2014 Sep 4.

  PMID: 25189174 RESULT

• Duerksen DR, Keller HH, Vesnaver E, Allard JP, Bernier P, Gramlich L, Payette H, Laporte M, Jeejeebhoy K. Physicians' perceptions regarding the detection and management of malnutrition in Canadian hospitals: results of a Canadian Malnutrition Task Force survey. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2015 May;39(4):410-7. doi: 10.1177/0148607114534731. Epub 2014 Jun 2.

  PMID: 24894461 RESULT

• Jeejeebhoy KN, Keller H, Gramlich L, Allard JP, Laporte M, Duerksen DR, Payette H, Bernier P, Vesnaver E, Davidson B, Teterina A, Lou W. Nutritional assessment: comparison of clinical assessment and objective variables for the prediction of length of hospital stay and readmission. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 May;101(5):956-65. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.098665. Epub 2015 Mar 4.

  PMID: 25739926 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Malnutrition

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Officials

• Heather Keller

  University of Waterloo

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Chair

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 27, 2015
• First Posted: January 30, 2015
• Study Start: August 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2013
• Study Completion: March 1, 2013
• Last Updated: January 30, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-01