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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03963778
Other study ID # 1718/IRASGY/1
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date September 17, 2018
Est. completion date December 1, 2021

Study information

Verified date January 2022
Source Bournemouth University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The study explores the impact of organisational culture on multidisciplinary teams in the provision of nutritional care for older hospitalised acute in-patients by collaborating with patients and/or their relatives and healthcare practitioners to influence change.


Description:

This study adopts an action research (AR) approach given that sustained change is more likely if it incorporates authentic staff engagement. The key choice made in formulating the research design is to adopt an approach that is collaborative and participatory in a process of action and learning. Here, eligible health practitioners involved in any aspect of the patients' food and nutritional care or helping to feed patients during mealtimes would be represented in one central team, engaging as co-researchers in the study. Patients and/or relatives will participate in a focus group or interview session. The AR team participants will be involved in the iterative action research cycle, reflecting on current nutritional care practices, collectively evaluate patients' stories and consider ways to improve eating and drinking on the wards. The AR team will meet throughout the course of 12 months. The study will provide insight into the impact of organisational culture ('the way the investigators do things') in the delivery of good nutritional care and elucidate the roles and responsibilities of nurses and other staff groups involved in the provision of nutritional care. This research will provide data on the organisational culture of interdisciplinary teams working at both micro and macro levels while providing insight into the potential for AR to be used in a wider arena within the hospital to improve practice.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 24
Est. completion date December 1, 2021
Est. primary completion date September 1, 2021
Accepts healthy volunteers
Gender All
Age group 65 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Recently discharged patients aged 65 or over - Recently discharged patients at the time of data collection - Who at the time of admission received oral nutrition and hydration Exclusion Criteria: - Patients aged under 65 - Current in-patients - Patients who have had no oral nutrition. e.g patients who had Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) feeds whilst admitted - Patients who are feeling too unwell to participate - Patients lacking the mental capacity to give verbal or written consent

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Improving nutritional care
The interventions will be co-designed with the action research team

Locations

Country Name City State
United Kingdom Bournemouth University Bournemouth Dorset

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Bournemouth University Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United Kingdom, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Focus Group sessions / Action research team meetings The action research team will have focus group/meetings involving health professionals willing to participate as co-researchers to collectively draw on their experiences to collaborate and implement interventions to improve nutritional care delivery for patients following the iterative AR cycles; planning, taking action, observing and evaluating interventions. The group meetings will be spread across 12 months.
Outcome measures are obtained from interventions implemented as agreed by the team and as informed by preliminary data (such as the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool ('MUST') audit).
12 months
Secondary Interview/focus group Semi-structured interview or focus group with patients and /or their relatives willing to share their experiences on food and nutritional care. 8 months
Secondary Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool Hospital Audit. Evaluation of 'MUST' Audit pre and post intervention. 18 months
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