Nutritional Screening in Older Individuals

NCT03278678 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 791

Last updated 2017-09-13

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Summary

Hospital-based case management programs and home hospitalization services following the risk stratification model of Kaiser Permanente and Kings Fund select an estimated 5% of older individuals living in the community who are at high risk of hospitalization and adverse outcomes. The objective of these services is to avoid deterioration and hospital admissions or visits to the emergency services by regular follow-up, proactive home visits and support of self-care . The prevalence of malnutrition in patients selected using this model of care is unknown.

Conditions

  • Malnourished

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • Sanjuan, Silvia Forcano, M.D.

    lead INDIV

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
105 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-01
Primary Completion
2016-06-30
Completion
2016-06-30

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