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Use of a 10 Points Visual Analogue Food Intake Scale for Children to Assess Intake: Prospective Study

NCT05726422 · Status: TERMINATED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 102

Last updated 2023-10-06

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Summary

In hospitalized children, undernutrition increases the length of hospitalization, aggravates the causal pathology, favors the occurrence of complications, and increases the cost of hospitalization. With a prevalence of 10 to 20%, undernutrition is therefore a major problem which, moreover, is largely under-diagnosed.

The evaluation of food intake has historically been based on the evaluation of food consumption by means of a food card or a food survey during the last 24 hours.

In adults, a rapid assessment tool has been developed, the SEFI® (Score Evaluation Facile des Ingestats), consisting of a visual analog scale (VAS) graduated from 0 to 10. It has been validated as being concordant with previous tools for the assessment of dietary intake in the general population and is now recommended for adults. It allows early identification of a risk of undernutrition when the score is \< 7/10.

We propose to evaluate the correlation between this 10-point analog scale (SEFI) and ingesta in children in relation to recommended energy intakes for age and weight.

Conditions

  • Child Malnutrition

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Montpellier

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Months
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-27
Primary Completion
2023-06-01
Completion
2023-06-01

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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