The Reality of Nutritional Therapy in Brazil: Quality Assessment

NCT ID: NCT03351621

Last Updated: 2018-05-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 33 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-02-01
• Study Completion Date: 2017-11-30

Brief 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.

Conditions

Nutritional Therapy Quality

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Hospitals with nutritional therapy

Exclusion Criteria

• Hospitals with no nutritional therapy

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do estado de Minas Gerais

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Federal University of Minas Gerais

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Maria Isabel Toulson Davisson Correia

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Hospital of Clinics of the University Federal of Minas Gerais

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Countries

Brazil

Other Identifiers

CAAE: 56548816.6.0000.5149

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id