Clinical trial · Observational
Validation of a Nutrition Screening Tool
The Validation of Two Inpatient Adult Nutrition Screening Tools in Cancer Care - a Prospective Study
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The objective of this study is to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of two nutrition screening tools to identify inpatients with malnutrition or at risk of malnutrition. The two tools are the Royal Marsden Abridged Adult Nutrition Screening Tool (AANST) and the Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST)\[10\] The tools will be compared with the currently accepted gold standard, Patient Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA). Both screening tools are in the form of scored questionnaires and are suitable for electronic input. The ultimate objective is to select an adult inpatient nutrition screening tool with the highest sensitivity for future use in the oncology inpatient setting in order to allow prompt commencement of an appropriate nutrition care plan.
Conditions
Conditions (10)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction | Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Cervical Cancer | Malignant Cervical Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Endometrial Cancer | Malignant Endometrial Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Esophageal Cancer | Malignant Esophageal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Fallopian Tube Cancer | Malignant Fallopian Tube Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Gastric Cancer | Malignant Gastric Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
| Ovarian Cancer | Malignant Ovarian Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
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Design
Arms and outcomes
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[]Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Sensitivity of Screening Tool
- timeFrame
- 24 hrs
- description
- The primary endpoint of the study is the sensitivity of each screening tool as compared to the gold standard of PG-SGA when completed by a trained dietitian.
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Specificity of the Tool
- timeFrame
- 24 hrs
- description
- Secondary endpoints are as follows: * specificity of the screening tool * proportion of inpatients with malnutrition on admission
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 60 Years
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Inclusion Criteria: * All adult inpatients, over the age of 18, admitted to RMH for whom a measured weight and height can be obtained Exclusion Criteria * Patients for whom it is not possible to obtain a measured height and weight * People with a definitive diagnosis of dementia * People who lack capacity to understand the purpose of the study and to consent * Patients who are unable to understand and speak English
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