Status:

COMPLETED

Optimization of Nutritional Therapy in Mechanically Ventilated, Critically Ill Patients.

Lead Sponsor:

University of Hohenheim

Conditions:

Critically Ill

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate whether an individualized determination of energy requirements using indirect calorimetry instead of a formula-based approach leads to an optimized nutritional ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age over 18 years
  • mechanical ventilation
  • an hospital stay of at least three days at the intensive care unit of the University Hospital of Tübingen
  • possibility to perform indirect calorimetry measurements (FiO2 ≤70, PCO2 ≤ 0,5)
  • possibility to perform Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA)
  • underlying indication for enteral or/and parenteral nutritional support
  • written informed consent from the patient or a legal authorized person

Exclusion

  • cardiac pacemaker

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 11 2016

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 15 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03249051

Start Date

January 11 2016

End Date

August 15 2017

Last Update

October 6 2017

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University of Hohenheim

Stuttgart, Germany, 70599