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Survey reveals key gaps in Nurses' nutritional care for seniors

NCT ID NCT05691595

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This completed observational study surveyed 179 nurses in two Italian hospitals to explore how their attitudes, knowledge, and confidence influence the nutritional care they provide to older patients. Researchers used online questionnaires to measure these factors. The goal is to identify what drives good nutritional care and where improvements are needed to prevent malnutrition in older adults.

What this could mean

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

What this could lead to
If successful, this study could help design better training programs to improve nurses' nutritional care for older people, potentially reducing malnutrition in hospitals.
What could go wrong
This is an observational survey, not a treatment trial. It only measures nurses' self-reported attitudes and knowledge, which may not reflect actual care or patient outcomes.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

179 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2022

Finished

Oct 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

In general, the study sampling is comprised of nurses with more than six months of experience working in the same ward and who have solid background in nutritional care intervention for the elderly.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * to be a nurse; * aged ≥ 18 years; * full-time work contract; * work experience: more than six months of experience in the same ward; * work experience in nutritional care for older people (people aged 60 years and older). Exclusion Criteria: * not available to participate in the study; * not compiling the informed consent (via the same web-survey); * working in critical care settings (e.g., intensive care units, emergency demertments); * working in outpatient settings.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Behavior nutritional disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Nutrition disorders in old age

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda

    Milan, 20162, Italy

  • IRCCS Policlinico San Donato

    San Donato Milanese, Milan, 20097, Italy