This non-interventional, prospective, observational study is designed to observe the use of high calorie, high protein oral nutritional supplement in malnourished or at risk of malnutrition patients after hip fracture surgery, as assessed by a clinician. Subjects will be enrolled and observed for a period of 12 weeks.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
310
Hospital de Alcorcón
Alcorcón, Spain
Complejo Asistencial de Avila
Ávila, Spain
Nutritional Status
Measured by the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) 18 questions; 30 total point scale where lower number indicates risk of malnutrition
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Barthel Index of Activities of Daily Living
Subject completed assessment of 10 functions; Sum of scores range from 0-100 scaled in positive direction
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Functional Ambulation Classification Scale (FAC)
6-level scale assesses ambulation status; scaled in the positive direction; the higher level indicates greater ambulation
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB)
Timed assessments of balance, gait speed and chair standing; Scaled in the negative direction
Time frame: Week 12
Compliance with Nutritional Supplement
Subject completed consumption dairy
Time frame: Baseline to Week 12
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