Validation of a Nutrition Screening Tool

N/ACompletedNCT01851928

Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust128 enrolled

Overview

The objective of this study is to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of two nutrition screening tools to identify inpatients with malnutrition or at risk of malnutrition. The two tools are the Royal Marsden Abridged Adult Nutrition Screening Tool (AANST) and the Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST)\[10\] The tools will be compared with the currently accepted gold standard, Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA). Both screening tools are in the form of scored questionnaires and are suitable for electronic input. The ultimate objective is to select an adult inpatient nutrition screening tool with the highest sensitivity for future use in the oncology inpatient setting in order to allow prompt commencement of an appropriate nutrition care plan.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

128

Conditions

Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction Cervical Cancer Endometrial Cancer Esophageal Cancer Fallopian Tube Cancer Gastric Cancer

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * All adult inpatients, over the age of 18, admitted to RMH for whom a measured weight and height can be obtained Exclusion Criteria * Patients for whom it is not possible to obtain a measured height and weight * People with a definitive diagnosis of dementia * People who lack capacity to understand the purpose of the study and to consent * Patients who are unable to understand and speak English

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sensitivity of Screening Tool

The primary endpoint of the study is the sensitivity of each screening tool as compared to the gold standard of PG-SGA when completed by a trained dietitian.

Time frame: 24 hrs

Secondary Outcomes

Specificity of the Tool

Secondary endpoints are as follows: * specificity of the screening tool * proportion of inpatients with malnutrition on admission