Status:

UNKNOWN

Omegaven (w-3 Fish Oil) Supplemented Parenteral Nutrition in Subjects of SICU.

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Conditions:

Critical Ill Patients in SICU

Eligibility:

All Genders

15-75 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

1. A prospective, controlled, randomized, study evaluating the clinical efficacy, including nutritional status, immune function and safety of Omegaven (ω-3 fish oil) supplemented parenteral nutrition ...

Detailed Description

1. A prospective, controlled, randomized, study evaluating the clinical efficacy, including nutritional status, immune function and safety of Omegaven (ω-3 fish oil) supplemented parenteral nutrition ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and female patients between 15 and 75 years of age
  • Expected ICU stay and TPN support requirement \> 7 days
  • Hemodynamically stable
  • Serum bilirubin \< 2.5 mg/dl
  • Serum creatinine \< 1.4 mg/dl
  • INR (international Normalized ratio of PT) \< 1.4
  • Written informed consent from the subject

Exclusion

  • Pregnant or lactating women. (Pre-menopause women, capable of bearing children will undergo pregnancy test)
  • General contraindications of infusion therapy; acute pulmonary oedema,hyperhydration and decompensated cardiac insufficiency
  • Known hypersensitivity to egg- or soy protein or any of the ingredients
  • Severe blood coagulation disorders
  • Shock necessitating acute resuscitation at the discretion of the investigator
  • Diabetes mellitus with known ketoacidosis within 7 days of onset of study treatment
  • APACHE II score \> 25
  • Renal insufficiency defined as serum creatinine value of \>1.4 mg/dl
  • Subjects with severe liver dysfunction which contraindicates the use of parenteral nutrition at the discretion of the investigator
  • Known type IV hyperlipidemia, disturbances in lipid metabolism or hypertriglyceridemia (at the time of inclusion, a blood sample (fasting) for serum triglyceride assessment has to be taken. The sample has to be analysed before start of trial treatment. In case of fasting serum triglyceride value of \>4 mmol/l (\>354 mg/dl) the subject must be withdrawn.
  • Unconscious or uncooperative patients
  • Participation in a clinical study with an investigational drug or an investigational medical device within one month prior to start of study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

March 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00172198

Start Date

March 1 2005

End Date

March 1 2007

Last Update

September 15 2005

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 100