Status:

COMPLETED

Evaluating Gaps in Care of Malnourished Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Conditions:

Malnutrition

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Background: As described in detail in the literature, patients identified with malnutrition are at increased risk of poor clinical outcomes. Despite this knowledge, malnourished patients do not always...

Detailed Description

To assess the prevalence of gaps in care among malnourished adult medicine patients, we conducted a retrospective study of all adult patients (\>18 years old) admitted to a medicine unit at NewYork-Pr...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria will include the following: Adult Patients; Patients diagnosed with Severe or Non-Severe Malnutrition (defined by ICD-9 codes 262 and 263.0); patients covered by a Hospitalist at Weill Cornell while in-patient from September 1, 2014-November 30, 2014

Exclusion

  • Exclusion Criteria will include the following: Pediatrics; Patients Admission to ICU during their stay; and, Well-Nourished patients defined as not having Malnutrition diagnosis (defined by ICD-9 codes 262 and 263.0)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 25 2015

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 23 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

287 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03281733

Start Date

November 25 2015

End Date

November 23 2016

Last Update

September 15 2017

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