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Protein energy supplementation of usual hospital diet did not improve outcomes in inpatients with recent stroke
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Q Does routine oral protein energy supplementation of a usual hospital diet improve outcomes in patients admitted with recent stroke?
METHODS
Design:
randomised controlled trial (FOOD [Feed Or Ordinary Diet] trials).
Allocation:
concealed.
Blinding:
blinded (outcome assessors).
Follow up period:
median 6.7 months.
Setting:
125 hospitals in 15 countries.
Patients:
4023 patients (mean age 71 y, 53% men, 8% undernourished) who were admitted with a recent stroke (first or recurrent stroke ⩽7 d before admission) and whose clinicians were uncertain about whether to use oral nutritional supplements after they had passed the …