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Early Detection of Malnutrition in Oncology Patients and Elderly Patients

— Observational Malnutrition

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Blood test, Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, Nutritional Risk Assessment Questionnaire.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Malnutrition. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Czechia
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Official title

Early Detection of Malnutrition in Oncology Patients and People Over 65 Years of Age

Overview

The project is a national, prospective, multicenter, non-interventional pilot project of malnutrition screening in the Czech Republic. The main goal of the project is to methodically prepare, implement and evaluate a pilot project that will verify the suitability of the proposed procedure for the early detection of malnutrition in oncology patients and hospitalised patients patients 65 years of age and older, as this has a significant effect on the quality of life and the effectiveness of the services provided oncological treatment.

Detailed description

The main goal of the project is the early detection of malnutrition in oncology patients and hospitalised patients 65 years of age and older, as this has a significant effect on the quality of life and the effectiveness of the services provided oncological treatment.

Another goal of the project will be the creation of a unified diagnostic proposal process and methodological material for determining malnutrition. This process will then be designed as the standard of nursing practice for patients with an oncological diagnosis and for persons older than 65 years such that, so that an adequate nutritional intervention is started in time, which will lead to a higher tolerance of demanding treatment and thus to increase the quality of life.

The project will include testing the procedure on a sample of approx. 1,500 oncological and 500 geriatric patients.

The project is supported by the European Social Fund (Operational Program Employment plus) and the state budget of the Czech Republic and is registered by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Czech Republic under ID: CZ.03.02.02/00/22\_005/0000282.

Interventions

  • Diagnostic test Blood test
    Albumin, C-Reactive Protein, Cholesterol, Urea, Creatinine, Vitamin D
  • Diagnostic test Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis
    Total Impedance, Segmental Muscle Analysis, Segmental Fat Analysis, Absolute Muscle Mass Value, Muscle Mass Index, Total Body Fat Percentage, Total Body Water, Phase Angle Measurement
  • Other Nutritional Risk Assessment Questionnaire
    Fill in the Questionnaire of the Working Group on Nutritional Care in Oncology and get nutrition risk score. The objective data includes weight loss in 6 months, current BMI and food tolerance, and oncological diagnosis including ongoing anti-cancer treatment.

Primary outcome measures

  • Number of people with malnutrition according to the PSNPO questionnaire [Time frame: Until 31. 3. 2026]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
  • Proportion of people with initiated nutritional intervention [Time frame: Until 31. 3. 2026]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

Cohort Oncological patients:

  • 18+
  • an oncological diagnosis
  • a survival prognosis of at least 3 months

Cohort Patients older than 65 years:

  • 65+
  • hospitalization at least 14 days or longer

Exclusion Criteria (both cohorts):

  • not agreeing to participate in the project

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Observational model
Cohort

Study locations

Czechia · 9 centers
  • Brno University Hospital — Brno
  • Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute — Brno
  • Hospital AGEL Nový Jičín a.s. — Nový Jičín
  • University Hospital Olomouc — Olomouc
  • University Hospital Pilsen — Pilsen
  • Bulovka Hospital — Prague
  • General University Hospital, Prague — Prague
  • Military University Hospital, Prague — Prague
  • … and 1 more center

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06499623 · UZIS 2024/1

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗