The Reality of Nutritional Therapy in Brazil: Quality Assessment

Nutritional Therapy Quality Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Reality of Nutritional Therapy in Brazil: Quality Assessment

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03351621
• Other study ID #: CAAE: 56548816.6.0000.5149
• Status: Completed
• Start date: February 1, 2016
• Est. completion date: November 2017

Study information

• Verified date: May 2018
• Source: Federal University of Minas Gerais
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Nutritional status depletion is associated with complications such as increased morbidity and mortality, worsening of patients' quality of life and increased length of hospital stay. Thus, nutritional therapy defined as the set of therapeutic procedures for maintenance or recovery of the nutritional status of the patient, becomes a procedure of extreme importance in the hospital setting. It should be carried out by an interprofessional team, in order to ensure adequate patient care. Aim: This study intends to evaluate the reality of Nutritional Therapy in Brazil, 18 and 14 years after the introduction of the resolution n ° 272 and the RDC n ° 63, respectively, regarding the practice of this important therapy and the existence of interdisciplinary teams. Method: Descriptive, observational and national study. In each Brazilian state was selected the capital, and drawn a city of average and other one of small size. Next, a public, private and university hospital in each municipality was randomly selected. Data collection will be done by means of a questionnaire, based on the Secretary of Sanitary Surveillance of the Ministry of Health resolution n ° 272 and the RDC n ° 63. The questionnaire will be applied by the researchers, and directed to the health professionals involved in the Nutritional Therapy practice in each of the selected hospitals.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 33
• Est. completion date: November 2017
• Est. primary completion date: November 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hospitals with nutritional therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hospitals with no nutritional therapy

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Nutritional Therapy Quality

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Hospital of Clinics of the University Federal of Minas Gerais	Belo Horizonte	Minas Gerais

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Federal University of Minas Gerais	Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do estado de Minas Gerais

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Reality of Nutritional Therapy in Brazil	The adequacy will be assessed using proper questionnaire prepared up from Resolution of Collegiate Board of the National Health Surveillance Agency Nº 63/2000 and portaria n° 272 of the Ministry of Health.	December, 2017.
Secondary	Performance of interdisciplinary teams of nutritional therapy	The performance will be assessed using proper questionnaire prepared up from Resolution of Collegiate Board of the National Health Surveillance Agency Nº 63/2000 and portaria n° 272 of the Ministry of Health.	December, 2017.
Secondary	Number of patients in nutritional therapy in hospitals	Own Checklist	December, 2017.