Food Intake of Hospitalized Elderly and Its Influence on Muscular and Clinical Outcomes

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-05-01

Study Completion Date

2026-01-30

Brief Summary

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The objectives of the present study are: 1) to characterize the energy-protein intake of the elderly during hospitalization; 2) to verify the influence of energy-protein intake during hospitalization on muscular (i.e., cross-sectional area of the rectus femoris and vastus lateralis muscles, muscle strength, functionality and level of independence) and clinical (i.e., length of hospital stay, hospital readmission and mortality) at the time of hospital discharge, 2 and 6 months after hospital discharge and; 3) to verify whether energy-protein intake during hospitalization is a significant predictor of loss of function and muscle mass, length of hospital stay, hospital readmission rate and mortality.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Atrophy, Muscular Undernutrition

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Older individuals hospitalized

Older adults admitted to the hospital within the past 48 hours, without signs of delirium, and able to receive oral nutrition and complete muscle function assessments.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* both sex;
* 65 years and older;
* hospital stay less than 48 hours;

Exclusion Criteria

* cancer in the last 5 years;
* delirium;
* cognitive deficit that impossibility the patient to read and sign the informed consent form;
* neurological disease;
* neurodegenerative muscular disease;
* patients receive nutrition via enteral and parenteral routes.

Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No