Could better hospital food save lives and money?

NCT ID NCT00289380

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Peking Union Medical College Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study aims to find out how common malnutrition is among hospital patients in China, Europe, and the USA. It will also look at whether providing nutrition support to those at risk improves their health outcomes and is cost-effective. Researchers plan to enroll 2,000 patients and track infections and costs.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: nutrition support
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that providing nutrition support to at-risk hospital patients reduces infections and saves money.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may vary across different hospitals and countries.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Malnutrition nutritional deficiency disease Obesity Overweight

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

MALNUTRITION NUTRITIONAL RISK

Contacts and locations

Locations

Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 101149, China
Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
Chongqing Medical Univ. Hospital
COMPLETED

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
Nanjing General Hospital of Nanjing Military Command
RECRUITING

Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210002, China
Nankai Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Tianjin, Hebei, 300100, China
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100730, China
Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China
Sixth Hospital
RECRUITING

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
The First Affiliated Hospial, Guangxi Medical University
RECRUITING

Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
RECRUITING

Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080, China
The First Affiliated Hospital, Xinjiang Medical University
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Ürümqi, Xinjiang, 830054, China
The First University Hospital, Hebei Medical University
RECRUITING

Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050031, China
Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
RECRUITING

Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
Xin Hua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University
RECRUITING

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200029, China
Xin Qiao Hospital
RECRUITING

Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China

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