Use of a 10 Points Visual Analogue Food Intake Scale for Children to Assess Intake: Prospective Study

NCT05726422 | Terminated

• 2 other identifiers: RECHMPL22_03082022-A01448-35
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 102
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In hospitalized children, undernutrition increases the length of hospitalization, aggravates the causal pathology, favors the occurrence of complications, and increases the cost of hospitalization. With a prevalence of 10 to 20%, undernutrition is therefore a major problem which, moreover, is largely under-diagnosed. The evaluation of food intake has historically been based on the evaluation of food consumption by means of a food card or a food survey during the last 24 hours. In adults, a rapid assessment tool has been developed, the SEFI® (Score Evaluation Facile des Ingestats), consisting of a visual analog scale (VAS) graduated from 0 to 10. It has been validated as being concordant with previous tools for the assessment of dietary intake in the general population and is now recommended for adults. It allows early identification of a risk of undernutrition when the score is \< 7/10. We propose to evaluate the correlation between this 10-point analog scale (SEFI) and ingesta in children in relation to recommended energy intakes for age and weight.

Conditions

Child Malnutrition

Keywords

children; undernutriton; food intake

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• To assess the diagnostic validity of the SEFI, a 10-item self-administered numerical scale assessing food intake, for the diagnosis of decreased ingesta in children.

  Concordance between a Probationary Test and a Reference Test: Probationary test Verbal assessment of ingesta by the SEFI, administered orally to the patient. the thresholds that will be tested is \<7/10. Reference test Ingesta representing at least 2/3 of recommended ingesta. Ingesta is assessed by a 24-hour recall performed by a dietician with children, accompanied by their parents.

  At the inclusion

• To assess the diagnostic validity of the SEFI, a 10-item self-administered numerical scale assessing food intake, for the diagnosis of decreased ingesta in children.

  Concordance between a Probationary Test and a Reference Test: Probationary test Verbal assessment of ingesta by the SEFI, administered orally to the patient. the thresholds that will be tested is \<10/10. Reference test Ingesta representing at least 2/3 of recommended ingesta. Ingesta is assessed by a 24-hour recall performed by a dietician with children, accompanied by their parents.

  At the inclusion

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Measure of percentage of ingesta against recommended ingesta

  At the inclusion

• Measure of undernutrition in children with the SEFI <7/10

  At 4 months (end of the recruitment period)

• Measure of nutritional deficiencies in the diet

  At the inclusion

• Concordance of the SEFI administered to children and the SEFI administered to parents

  At the inclusion

• Number of children's responses to the SEFI according to age

  At the inclusion

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Months - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

All children admitted for hospitalization or consultation during the study period until the required number of subjects was obtained. 300 subjects 150/150 : hospitalisation/consultation

You may qualify if:

• Patient aged 6 months to less than 18 years
• Patient admitted in short and long stay pediatric services at the Montpellier University Hospital, other than maternity, neonatality, palliative care or intensive care, excluding SSR.
• Patient admitted for day hospitalization or consultation at the Montpellier University Hospital

You may not qualify if:

• Opposition from parents or child
• Pathology involving the satiety centers
• Breast-fed child
• Proven disorder of orality
• Strict fasting by the medical team
• Anorexia nervosa
• Consciousness disorder
• Exclusive artificial feeding

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Montpellier: lead

Study Sites (1)

CHU Montpellier - Hôpital Lapeyronie

Montpellier, 34090, France

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Hankard R, Colomb V, Piloquet H, Bocquet A, Bresson JL, Briend A, Chouraqui JP, Darmaun D, Dupont C, Frelut ML, Girardet JP, Goulet O, Rieu D, Simeoni U, Turck D, Vidailhet M. [Malnutrition screening in clinical practice]. Arch Pediatr. 2012 Oct;19(10):1110-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2012.07.024. Epub 2012 Sep 5. French.

  PMID: 22959889 BACKGROUND

• Diagnostic de la dénutrition de l'enfant et de l'adulte [Internet]. Haute Autorité de Santé. [cited 2021 May 24]. Available from: https://www.has-sante.fr/jcms/p_3118872/fr/diagnostic-de-la-denutrition-de-l-enfant-et-de-l-adulte

  BACKGROUND

• Thibault R, Goujon N, Le Gallic E, Clairand R, Sebille V, Vibert J, Schneider SM, Darmaun D. Use of 10-point analogue scales to estimate dietary intake: a prospective study in patients nutritionally at-risk. Clin Nutr. 2009 Apr;28(2):134-40. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2009.01.003. Epub 2009 Feb 14.

  PMID: 19223093 BACKGROUND

• Guerdoux-Ninot E, Flori N, Janiszewski C, Vaille A, de Forges H, Raynard B, Baracos VE, Thezenas S, Senesse P. Assessing dietary intake in accordance with guidelines: Useful correlations with an ingesta-Verbal/Visual Analogue Scale in medical oncology patients. Clin Nutr. 2019 Aug;38(4):1927-1935. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.06.974. Epub 2018 Jun 30.

  PMID: 30355527 BACKGROUND

• De Longueville C, Robert M, Debande M, Podlubnai S, Defourny S, Namane SA, Pace A, Brans C, Cayrol E, Goyens P, De Laet C. Evaluation of nutritional care of hospitalized children in a tertiary pediatric hospital. Clin Nutr ESPEN. 2018 Jun;25:157-162. doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2018.02.008. Epub 2018 Mar 14.

  PMID: 29779812 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Child Nutrition Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nutrition Disorders; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 19, 2023
• First Posted: February 14, 2023
• Study Start: February 27, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2023
• Study Completion: June 1, 2023
• Last Updated: October 6, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08

Locations

FR (1)