Tokyo, April 28 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061393) titled 'Relationship Between Diet After Discharge and Risk of Readmission in Elderly Women with Proximal Femoral Fractures' on April 27.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: Institute - University of Shizuoka

Condition: Condition - Proximal femoral fractures Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The aim of this study is to investigate the association between post-discharge nutritional intake and the risk of readmission among elderly women with proximal femoral fractures who were discharged from a rehabilitation hospital. In particular, this study focuses on not only energy and protein intake but also micronutrient intake, including vitamin D, vitamin C, and zinc, as well as food group consumption, and compares these factors between the readmission and non-readmission groups. Basic objectives2 - Others

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 65 years-old < Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Female Key inclusion criteria - Elderly female patients with proximal femoral fractures who were discharged from a convalescent rehabilitation hospital and for whom data on post-discharge nutritional intake and readmission are available. Key exclusion criteria - Participants meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded: (1) Missing data on post-discharge nutritional intake (2) Inability to confirm readmission status (3) Death during the follow-up period (4) Presence of severe comorbidities (e.g., malignant tumors, severe heart failure, or severe renal failure) that may substantially affect nutritional intake or the risk of readmission Target Size - 144

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Completed Date of protocol fixation - 2019 Year 06 Month 13 Day Date of IRB - 2019 Year 06 Month 13 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2020 Year 01 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2022 Year 10 Month 30 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000070236

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