U.S., April 8 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07514572) titled 'Impact of Estimated Weight and Height on Nutritional Assessment in Elderly' on Dec. 16, 2025.
Brief Summary: Recording the exact weight and height should represent a standard practice for all inpatients, as they significantly impact on patients' care, drug dosing and nutritional assessment.
However, these measurements are recorded in a small percentage of inpatients and, even worse, they often are estimated by nurses or Physicians, or self-reported by patients. This error may contribute to a wrong nutritional assessment, since the body mass index (BMI) is one of the parameters included in some of the most used nutritional scores.
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