Nutritional support in hospitalised patients with diabetes and risk for malnutrition: a secondary analysis of an investigator-initiated, Swiss, randomised controlled multicentre trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The main objective of this study was to investigate the effects of nutritional support on mortality in hospitalised patients with diabetes and nutritional risk participating in the Effect of early nutritional support on Frailty, Functional Outcomes, and Recovery of malnourished medical inpatients Trial (EFFORT) trial.

Design

Secondary analysis of a Swiss-wide multicentre, randomised controlled trial.

Participants

Patients with diabetes and risk for malnutrition.

Interventions

Individualised nutritional support versus usual care.

Primary outcome measure

30-day all-cause mortality.

Results

Of the 2028 patients included in the original trial, 445 patients were diagnosed with diabetes and included in this analysis. In terms of effica

SUBMITTER: Keller B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11535698 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature