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Two definitions, one question: how many hospital patients are really undernourished?

NCT ID NCT05309759

NEW Diagnosis Sponsor: Hopital Forcilles Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026

Summary

Hospitals use different definitions to diagnose undernutrition, and those definitions may label different numbers of patients as undernourished. This study compares the French HAS definition with the international GLIM definition in 260 adults hospitalized in diabetes-obesity, lung, cancer, and digestive care units. Researchers also test whether the tool used to measure muscle mass changes how many patients are diagnosed. The goal is to understand how definition and tool choices affect diagnosis rates and patient outcomes.

What this could mean

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What this could lead to
If the definitions and tools produce different diagnosis rates, hospitals could adopt clearer standards for spotting undernutrition and guiding care.
What could go wrong
This is a single-center observational study of 260 patients in four hospital departments, so the results may not apply to other hospitals or patient groups. It measures diagnosis rates, not whether one definition improves health outcomes.

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Study facts

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Participants

260 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2022

Finished

Feb 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Patients will be recruited prospectively and consecutively from the departments of diabetes-obesity, pneumology, oncology and gastro-nutrition at the Forcilles Hospital. The dietician of the unit identifies the patients on admission to the department.

Ages

18 to 70 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Admitted to diabetes-obesity, pneumology, oncology and gastro-nutrition departments; * Age between 18 and 70 years at the time of inclusion ; * Affiliation with a social security scheme or beneficiary of such a scheme ; * Oral, free, informed and express consent of the patient. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to perform bioelectrical impedance measurement ; * Incapacity to consent ; * Patient's refusal to participate in the study ; * Known pregnancy ; * Person subject to a legal protection measure ; * Patient under guardianship or curatorship ; * Patient with limited care ; * Randomisation in the ineligible study group.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

disease Malnutrition nutritional deficiency disease

As listed by the trial registrant

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Undernutrition

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hôpital Forcilles

    Férolles-Attilly, 77150, France

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