| Methods |
Method of randomisation: sealed envelopes
Assessor blinding: not reported
Intention to treat: not done
Lost to follow‐up: unclear
Timing of intervention: up to 8 weeks, served in the morning and afternoon, when other patients were getting drinks |
| Participants |
Location: 19 wards, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
435 patients
Inclusion criteria: newly admitted to long‐term medical care, consent to participate, remains hospitalised for over 3 weeks
Exclusion criteria: none given
Sex: 263 female, 167 male (430)
Age: 81y female, 78y male
Health Status: long‐term care, 115 with protein‐energy malnutrition, 320 not with protein‐energy malnutrition |
| Interventions |
a: standard hospital diet plus Biosorb drink (Kabi Nutrition, Sweden) 2x200 ml/day providing 400 kcal, 16 g Protein, 16 g Fat, 44.2 g CHO
b: standard hospital diet
Allocated: 197/238
Assessed: unclear |
| Outcomes |
Main outcomes:
Mortality
Morbidity and complications ‐ total number pressure sores, number of sores healed Functional status ‐ improvement in modified Norton scale, activity rating |
| Notes |
Request for information sent 21/08/01 regarding vitamin content of supplement, denominators pressure sores, Norton scale, actual patient weights, actual measures of TSF and AMC, resent 14/7/01 |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment? |
Low risk |
A ‐ Adequate |
