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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
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Scientific title
Dietitian's perspective regarding diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition in adults
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Secondary ID [1]
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Malnutrition
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Condition category
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Public Health
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Health service research
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Diet and Nutrition
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Other diet and nutrition disorders
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
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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.
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Intervention code [1]
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Not applicable
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Comparator / control treatment
No comparator
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Control group
Uncontrolled
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Dietitians' attitudes and practice related to diagnosis of malnutrition, as assessed by web-based questionnaire
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Once only
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Dietitians' attitudes and practice related to treatment of malnutrition, as assessed by web-based questionnaire
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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Once only
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
Dietitians and student dietitians who are members of the Dietitians Association of Australia
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Minimum age
No limit
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
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Key exclusion criteria
All others apart from those indicated in the inclusion criteria
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Study design
Purpose
Natural history
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Duration
Cross-sectional
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Retrospective
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
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7/06/2010
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Sample size
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4000
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Recruitment in Australia
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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University
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Name [1]
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Flinders University
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Address [1]
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GPO Box 2100,
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SA 5001
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
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Name
Ms Alison Yaxley
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Dept Rehabilitation & Aged Care,
Clinical Effectiveness,
Flinders University,
GPO Box 2100,
Adelaide,
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Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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Individual
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Name [1]
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Dr Michelle Miller
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Address [1]
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Dept Nutrition & Dietetics,
Clinical & Molecular Medicine,
Flinders University,
GPO Box 2100,
Adelaide,
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Flinders University and Southern Adelaide Health Service Social and Behavioural Research Ethics Committee
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Ethics committee address [1]
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Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5100
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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Approval date [1]
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14/04/2010
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Ethics approval number [1]
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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.
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Contacts
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Contact person for public queries
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Ms Alison Yaxley
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Address
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Dept Rehabilitation & Aged Care,
Flinders University,
GPO Box 2100,
Adelaide,
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Australia
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(+61 0) 8 82751103
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
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Ms Alison Yaxley
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Address
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Dept Rehabilitation & Aged Care,
Flinders University,
GPO Box 2100,
Adelaide,
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Country
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Australia
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