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Registration number
ACTRN12605000333617
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
6/09/2005
Date registered
7/09/2005
Date last updated
7/09/2005
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Prevalence of malnutrition in rehabilitation patients.
Scientific title
The prevalence of malnutrition in older adults admitted to sub-acute care.
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Nutritional status 425 0
Condition category
Condition code
Diet and Nutrition 495 495 0 0
Other diet and nutrition disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
Patient registry
Target follow-up duration
Target follow-up type
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
None
Intervention code [1] 366 0
None
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 563 0
Mini Nutritional Assessment
Timepoint [1] 563 0
At baseline
Secondary outcome [1] 1199 0
Estimated Body Mass Index
Timepoint [1] 1199 0
Measured at baseline.
Secondary outcome [2] 1200 0
Mid arm circumference
Timepoint [2] 1200 0
Measured at baseline.
Secondary outcome [3] 1201 0
Tricep skinfold thickness
Timepoint [3] 1201 0
Measured at baseline.
Secondary outcome [4] 1202 0
Corrected arm muscle area
Timepoint [4] 1202 0
Measured at baseline.
Secondary outcome [5] 1203 0
Modified Barthel Index and Assessment of Quality of Life.
Timepoint [5] 1203 0
At baseline and at 90 days.
Secondary outcome [6] 1204 0
Length of stay in rehabilitation, admission to higher level of care.
Timepoint [6] 1204 0
At 90 days.

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Admission for inpatient rehabilitation between April and July 2003, able to be consented within four days of admission.
Minimum age
65 Years
Maximum age
Not stated
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Less than 65 years of age, medically unstable.

Study design
Purpose
Natural history
Duration
Cross-sectional
Selection
Defined population
Timing
Both
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/04/2003
Actual
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
133
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 558 0
Self funded/Unfunded
Name [1] 558 0
Country [1] 558 0
Primary sponsor type
Individual
Name
Professor Maria Crotty
Address
Country
Secondary sponsor category [1] 452 0
None
Name [1] 452 0
None
Address [1] 452 0
Country [1] 452 0

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 1581 0
Repatriation General Hospital
Ethics committee address [1] 1581 0
Ethics committee country [1] 1581 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 1581 0
Approval date [1] 1581 0
Ethics approval number [1] 1581 0

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 35918 0
Address 35918 0
Country 35918 0
Phone 35918 0
Fax 35918 0
Email 35918 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 9555 0
Professor Maria Crotty
Address 9555 0
Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care
Flinders University
Repatriation General Hospital
Daws Rd
Daw Park SA 5041
Country 9555 0
Australia
Phone 9555 0
+61 8 82751103
Fax 9555 0
+61 8 82751130
Email 9555 0
[email protected]
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 483 0
Professor Maria Crotty
Address 483 0
Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care
Flinders University
Repatriation General Hospital
Daws Rd
Daw Park SA 5041
Country 483 0
Australia
Phone 483 0
+61 8 82751103
Fax 483 0
+61 8 82751130
Email 483 0
[email protected]

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