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Table 1 A schematic overview of the study design. Definition of timepoints: t1: Within 36 h after admission the ED, ta: Immediately after data collection upon enrollment has ended, tGFR: During hospitalization or up to 2 weeks after discharge, t2: 8 weeks after discharge, t3: 16 weeks after discharge, t1y: 1 year after discharge. Abbreviations: GFR glomerular filtration rate, MULTI multidisciplinary, NUT nutritional, MED medication

From: Optimization of Nutrition And Medication (OptiNAM) for acutely admitted older patients: protocol for a randomized single-blinded controlled trial

Timepoint

Enrollment

Allocation

Post allocation

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t1

ta

tGFR

t2

t3

T1y

Enrolment

 Eligibility screening

x

     

 Informed consent

x

     

 Allocation

 

x

    

 Nutritional screening

x

     

Interventions

      

 MULTI-NUT-MED intervention

 

x

  

x

 

 MED intervention

 

x

    

Data collection

 Descriptive variables

x

     

Primary outcomes

      

 Health related quality of life

x

  

x

x

x

 Medication appropriateness

x

  

x

x

x

 Kidney Function

  

x

   

Confirmative outcomes

 Underutilization of medication

x

  

x

x

 

 Energy and protein intake

During admission

  

x

x

 

 Mobility

x

  

x

x

 

 Activities of daily living

x

  

x

x

 

 Well-being

x

  

x

x

 

 Frailty

x

  

x

x

 

 Anthropometry

x

  

x

x

 

 Blood pressure and heart rate

x

  

x

x

 

 Mortality

    

x

x

 Cognition

x

  

x

x

 

 Depression

x

  

x

x

 

 Blood samples

x

 

x

x

x

 

 Health economy

x

   

x

x

Explorative outcomes

 Gene variations

x

     

 Body composition

x

 

x

x

x

 

 Nutritional status

x

  

x

x

 

 Intestinal microbiota

x

  

x

x

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