Status:
COMPLETED
NRS 2002: Nutritional Screen in Cancer Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Sociedad de Lucha Contra el Cáncer del Ecuador
Conditions:
Malnutrition (Diagnosis)
Nutrition Disorders
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Diagnosing the nutritional status of cancer patients is extremely important. An appropriate nutritional status supports a better tolerance to the treatment. A working protocol is essential to start wi...
Detailed Description
A prospective, descriptive, non-interventional study that will be performed from July 1st to October 4th of 2019 in all hospitalized patients of the Internal Medicine Service from SOLCA in Guayaquil f...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants older than 18-year old that go to the mentioned service
Exclusion
- All patients with more than 48 hours of hospital admission
- Pediatric population.
- Patients with edema, non-malignant conditions (family of SOLCA workers) or with oncologic diagnosis not confirmed
- Participants who use a wheelchair or stretcher and those who cannot stand up
- The NRS 2002 screening tool will be used to collect data and register the electronic medical record of each patient according to their nutritional status.
- The variables to be recorded in an online Excel shared sheet (Google Drive) are weight, height, BMI, age, cancer diagnosis, associated comorbidities.
- For weight determination, a scale (mechanical or electronic) in good condition will be used
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
68 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04137666
Start Date
June 1 2019
End Date
October 1 2019
Last Update
October 24 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Instituto Oncológico Nacional Dr. Juan Tanca Marengo
Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador, 090505