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Epidemiology and Management of Malnutrition of Patients Hospitalized at the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital: a One-day Survey Combined With Focus Groups (Mixed Methods)

France385 participantsStarted 2024-05-15

Plain-language summary

According to the literature, malnutrition affects between 30% and 50% of hospitalized patients. The most recent survey on the prevalence of malnutrition in hospitals in France dates back to 2003, and at the Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital to 2015. Malnutrition is a pathological process that can lead to complications for patients and prolong their length of stay. Main objective: Evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition in adult patients hospitalized on a given day at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (PSL) according to HAS ( High Authority for Health) criteria for 2019 (if age \<70 years) and 2021 (if age ≥ 70 years).

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Hospitalized for at least 2 days in a Pitié Salpêtrière department of the 8 selected DMUs. * Patient informed and not objecting to participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Be hospitalized in a PRM, SMR, radiotherapy or adult psychiatry department * Be hospitalized in an intensive care or resuscitation unit of the 8 selected DMU * Be at the end of life, as determined by the referring clinician * Have a communication barrier preventing the collection of declarative data * Pregnancy in progress; 6. Patient under guardianship.

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6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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What they're measuring

Prevalence of undernutrition diagnosed according to HAS 2019 and 2021 criteria on a given day in hospitalized PSL patients.

Timeframe: 3 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06317402

SponsorAssistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2025-09-09

Contact for this trial

Pauline Faucher, Dr

01 42 17 57 71 pauline.faucher@aphp.fr

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