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Registration number
ACTRN12610000403033
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
17/05/2010
Date registered
19/05/2010
Date last updated
12/07/2012
Type of registration
Prospectively registered

Titles & IDs
Public title
Dietitian's perspective regarding diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition in adults
Scientific title
Dietitian's perspective regarding diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition in adults
Secondary ID [1] 251784 0
nil
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Malnutrition 257381 0
Condition category
Condition code
Public Health 257529 257529 0 0
Health service research
Diet and Nutrition 257546 257546 0 0
Other diet and nutrition disorders

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
Patient registry
Target follow-up duration
Target follow-up type
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Survey to be administered to dietitians registered with the Dietitian's Association of Australia to gain an understanding of their attitudes and practices in regards to diagnosis and management of malnutrition in adults. Study participants will be alerted to the survey via the weekly email to all members of the Dietitian's Association of Australia. The link will be provided and members will be requested to participate in the survey, via that link to Survey Monkey. It is expected that the survey will take 15-20 minutes to complete. The link will be available for approximately 3 months from initial notification to members.
Intervention code [1] 256485 0
Not applicable
Comparator / control treatment
No comparator
Control group
Uncontrolled

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 258442 0
Dietitians' attitudes and practice related to diagnosis of malnutrition, as assessed by web-based questionnaire
Timepoint [1] 258442 0
Once only
Secondary outcome [1] 264229 0
Dietitians' attitudes and practice related to treatment of malnutrition, as assessed by web-based questionnaire
Timepoint [1] 264229 0
Once only

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Dietitians and student dietitians who are members of the Dietitians Association of Australia
Minimum age
No limit
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
Key exclusion criteria
All others apart from those indicated in the inclusion criteria

Study design
Purpose
Natural history
Duration
Cross-sectional
Selection
Defined population
Timing
Retrospective
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
7/06/2010
Actual
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
Sample size
Target
4000
Accrual to date
Final
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)

Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1] 256976 0
University
Name [1] 256976 0
Flinders University
Country [1] 256976 0
Australia
Primary sponsor type
Individual
Name
Ms Alison Yaxley
Address
Dept Rehabilitation & Aged Care,
Clinical Effectiveness,
Flinders University,
GPO Box 2100,
Adelaide,
SA 5001
Country
Australia
Secondary sponsor category [1] 256236 0
Individual
Name [1] 256236 0
Dr Michelle Miller
Address [1] 256236 0
Dept Nutrition & Dietetics,
Clinical & Molecular Medicine,
Flinders University,
GPO Box 2100,
Adelaide,
SA 5001
Country [1] 256236 0
Australia

Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
Ethics committee name [1] 258990 0
Flinders University and Southern Adelaide Health Service Social and Behavioural Research Ethics Committee
Ethics committee address [1] 258990 0
Flinders University,
GPO Box 2100,
Adelaide,
SA 5100
Ethics committee country [1] 258990 0
Australia
Date submitted for ethics approval [1] 258990 0
Approval date [1] 258990 0
14/04/2010
Ethics approval number [1] 258990 0
4783

Summary
Brief summary
There is much controversy in the literature around the identification and treatment of malnutrition. There has been little previous work done in this field. Recent local research has quantified potential misidentification of categories of malnutrition which is relevant as all malnourished individuals are currently treated as if they are starving. This is inappropriate as some wasting conditions are not reversed by refeeding. This project will survey members of the Dietitians Association of Australia to provide information on professional opinions and current dietetic practice with reference to malnutrition as a whole, and to different categories of wasting syndrome. The perspective of the dietetic profession in Australia is vital to the production of well rounded, and locally relevant, research.
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
Name 31171 0
Address 31171 0
Country 31171 0
Phone 31171 0
Fax 31171 0
Email 31171 0
Contact person for public queries
Name 14418 0
Ms Alison Yaxley
Address 14418 0
Dept Rehabilitation & Aged Care,
Flinders University,
GPO Box 2100,
Adelaide,
SA 5001
Country 14418 0
Australia
Phone 14418 0
(+61 0) 8 82751103
Fax 14418 0
Email 14418 0
alison.yaxley@flinders.edu.au
Contact person for scientific queries
Name 5346 0
Ms Alison Yaxley
Address 5346 0
Dept Rehabilitation & Aged Care,
Flinders University,
GPO Box 2100,
Adelaide,
SA 5001
Country 5346 0
Australia
Phone 5346 0
(+61 0) 8 82751103
Fax 5346 0
Email 5346 0
alison.yaxley@flinders.edu.au

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