Methods for Nutrition, Inflammation, Kidney Function, Aging, Body Composition, and Hydration Among Older Patients

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Conditions studied: Malnutrition Elderly, Kidney Diseases, Dehydration

In brief

The goal of this observational study, is to improve the diagnostic assessment method of malnutrition and kidney diseases, amongst hospitalized and low priority patients, by evaluating modern methodology and biomarkers, with regards to an estimate of the nutritional status and kidney diseases, against current gold standards, and also investigate how body composition, hydration, inflammation and age affect the assessments.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07501195

Run by

Ove Andersen

People needed

500

Starts

2026-03-01

Expected to finish

2035-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-30

Who can join

Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 65 years or older (group 1, 4 and 5)
• 90 years or older (group 3)
• Acute admission (group 1, 2)
• Cognitively able to cooperate (group 1)
• Able to read and speak Danish (group 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
• BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 (group 4)
• Prednisolon treatment for COPD (≥ 37,5 mg daily) (group 5)
• Amputation(s) of crus or femur (non-traumatic) (group 6)

You may not qualify if…

• Isolation (group 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
• Terminal treatment (group 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
• Suicidal (group 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
• Active Immune suppressing treatment (group 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
• Oedemas (group 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
• In active treatment for cancer (group 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

Where it is running

• Hvidovre Hospital — Copenhagen, Denmark (enrolling)

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