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
Active Locations (1)
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University of Hohenheim
Stuttgart, Germany, 70599