CompletedNot Applicable

Preventing Malnutrition and Restoring Nutritional Status in Hospitalized Children

France1,457 participantsStarted 2009-10

Plain-language summary

This cluster-randomized trial will evaluate the impact of a multifaceted intervention (including electronic medical alerts) coordinated by a Nutritional Support Team, on adherence to recommended practices for care of starved children, among health personnel of a large university hospital. A key component of the study is to assess whether improved adherence to guidelines leads to a reduction in rates of complications.

Who can participate

Age range1 Month – 18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * medical and surgical units in a large teaching hospital providing pediatric acute care. * any hospital staff with direct patient care who are affiliated with a single unit (includes physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, physiotherapists, dieticians. * all children recorded as malnourished at their entrance in hospital Exclusion Criteria: * neonatal and intensive care units. * any hospital staff with direct patient care who are not affiliated with a single unit. * age under one month, liver or kidney abnormalities, severe heart failure, stay less than 2 days.

What they're measuring

Adherence to recommended practices (including weigh in, physiotherapy, nutrition survey and monitoring)

Timeframe: At least 2 days depending on the hospitalisation time

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01081587

SponsorHospices Civils de Lyon

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2011-10

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