Malnutrition Prevalence and Nutritional Change After Preoperative Nutrition Counseling

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Conditions studied: Nutrition Status

In brief

Preoperative nutrition risk or Malnutrition is a prevalent up to 65% of surgical patients, leading to significant negative outcomes such as increased complications, poor wound healing, and higher healthcare costs. Preoperative nutrition status is a modifiable risk factor that can be optimized to improve surgical outcomes. Preoperative malnutrition screening creates an opportunity to identify and optimize the nutritional status of at-risk patients before surgery. This study is initiated to determine the prevalence of malnutrition among surgical patients enrolled in an Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program, using the SPENT and modified Nutrition Alert Form (NAF) during their visit to the preoperative clinic and evaluate the impact of preoperative nutrition education on body weight and nutrition status prior to surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07125859

Run by

Siriraj Hospital

People needed

600

Starts

2025-07-15

Expected to finish

2026-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults aged ≥18 years.
• Enrolled in the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program.
• Referred to the SiPAP program for prehabilitation prior to elective surgery.
• screened for malnutrition risk using the Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition of Thailand (SPENT) screening tool.
• Complete clinical records available for analysis.
• Exclusion Criteria: Have incomplete nutritional records.

Where it is running

• Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital — Bangkok, Thailand (enrolling)

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