Nutritional Intervention Program in Malnourished Patients Admitted for Heart Failure

Phase 3TerminatedNCT01472237

Hospital San Juan de la Cruz120 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a modification of the diet of malnourished patients admitted for heart failure is beneficial in term of mortality,hospitalizations and quality of life.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Heart Failure Malnutrition Nutritional Intervention Mortality

Interventions

Nutritional interventionOTHER

Modification of diet

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients admitted for heart failure * \> 18 years old * Malnutrition determined by MNA test (\< 17 points) Exclusion Criteria: * If is not possible to perform a nutritional assessment * Planned PCI or CABG to correct heart failure etiology

Locations (1)

Hospital San Juan de la Cruz

Úbeda, Jaen, Spain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mortality and heart failure hospitalizations

Time frame: 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Quality of life

Time frame: 12 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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