Observational Study at the Influence of Malnutrition on Infections

Marion Mertl-Roetzer100 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this trial is to determine whether nutritional status has an impact on nosocomial infections. Study population are patients undergoing early neurological rehabilitation.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Malnutrition

Interventions

Laboratory valuesOTHER

Laboratory values which represent nutritional status

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients in early neurological rehabilitation * informed consent given Exclusion Criteria: * none

Locations (1)

Schoen Clinic Bad Aibling

Bad Aibling, Bavaria, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Nutritional status

Nutritional status is represented by Prognostic Inflammatory and Nutritional Index Score (PINI) and bioimpedanz-anlaysis-measurement (BIA)

Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Nosocomial infections

Survey whether the patient has infections during the observation period

Time frame: 8 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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