Status:

UNKNOWN

Effect of Alpha-lipoic Acid on Biochemical Markers and Important Outcomes in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units

Lead Sponsor:

najmeh hejazi

Collaborating Sponsors:

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Conditions:

Oxidative Stress

Inflammation

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Increasing Reactive oxygen and nitrogen production occurred simultaneously with decreasing serum and intracellular level of antioxidants and enzymes in critical ill patients, which result in increasin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age ≥ 18;
  • expected length of stay more than 7 days;
  • using enteral feeding method during admitted to ICU

Exclusion

  • having the history of autoimmune disease
  • severe renal or liver failure
  • AIDS,
  • hepatitis;
  • having severe malnutrition at the admission time;
  • having TPN at the admission time in ICU;
  • extreme intolerance to enteral feeding.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01888861

Start Date

February 1 2013

End Date

September 1 2013

Last Update

June 28 2013

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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Department of Nutrition

Shiraz, Fars, Iran, 7157617516