Status:
COMPLETED
MEDPass Trial: MedPass Versus Conventional Administration of Oral Nutritional Supplements
Lead Sponsor:
Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Collaborating Sponsors:
Bern University of Applied Sciences
Conditions:
Malnutrition
Eligibility:
All Genders
19+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of the randomized-controlled, single-center MEDPass trial is to assess the effects of MEDPass versus conventional administration of oral nutritional supplements (ONS) on energy and protein int...
Detailed Description
Disease related malnutrition (DRM) in hospitalized patients is a common problem.The oral nutritional support with ONS is one of the first and most common treatment approach in the patients at nutritio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Nutritional risk screening (NRS-2002) total score ≥3 points according to routine screening at admission within 72 hours
- Expected hospital LOS ≥3 days after screening (as estimated by the treating physician)
- Patient qualifies for ONS and approves prescription
- Age \>18 years
- Willingness and ability to provide informed consent
Exclusion
- Initially admitted to critical care unit
- Immediate post-operative phase (\<7 days post-surgery)
- Dysphagia with the inability to swallow liquids
- Supplemental enteral and/or parenteral nutrition
- Admitted with, or scheduled for, total parenteral nutrition or tube feeding
- Mini Mental State examination \< 16 points
- hospitalized due to anorexia nervosa
- hospitalized due to acute pancreatitis
- hospitalized due to acute liver failure
- cystic fibrosis
- patients after gastric bypass surgery
- patients with short bowel syndrome
- terminal condition (end of life situation)
- poor skills in German language (study language)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 22 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
204 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03761680
Start Date
November 22 2018
End Date
December 31 2021
Last Update
March 14 2023
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Inselspital, Berne, Facility Tiefenau
Bern, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, 3004