RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06414200

Nutritional Care After Discharge in Children Term Born-18years Old

Nutritional Care After Hospital Discharge (NutriCAD): A Stepped Wedged Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial in Paediatrics

Sponsor

Erasmus Medical Center

Enrollment

260 participants

Start Date

Apr 23, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Malnutrition, Child

Summary

The goal of this stepped wedge cluster randomized trial is to compare nutritional care after discharge to an intervention in children term born - 18 years old discharged with newly initiated nutritional care. The main question it aims to answer is: To investigate whether a tailored nutritional care follow-up program in children who are being discharged from the hospital with nutritional support improves nutritional intake and status as well as feeding behavior and quality of life (QoL) in children and their parents. Furthermore, the effect on parental stress, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress (PTSD) as well as QoL will be assessed with and without a tailored nutritional care follow-up program

Eligibility

Min Age: 7 DaysMax Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

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This clinical trial is studying multidisciplinary structured tailored made nutritional advice for people with malnutrition, child. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location.

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Interventions

OTHERA structured follow-up with a tailored made nutritional plan and a parent empowerment program

The goal is a structured follow-up after discharge. Parents need to fill in questionnaires about eating behavior en feeding difficulties about their child. They also need to fill in a questionnaire about their stress. Together with their nutritional intake (3-days food diary) and growth a tailor-made nutritional plan is made. All the information I showed in a dashboard and discussed it with their dietitian. Who discusses this information in a multi-disciplinary team (pediatrician, psychologist and if needed a speech therapist).