Status:
UNKNOWN
Amino Acid Metabolism in Fed Surgical Critically Ill Patients
Lead Sponsor:
Rabin Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Texas A&M University
Conditions:
Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Introduction Sarcopenia is defined as progressive generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength and function. Sarcopenia due to lack of physical activity is a known phenomenon and is usually obse...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Study population:
- 15 ICU critically ill patient hospitalized due to surgical/trauma injury.
- above 18 years old no upper limit.
- hospitalized at the ICU more than 7 days
- Control group:
- 15 Healthy volunteers, over 18 years old no upper limit.
- the volunteers won't be dependent or subordinated to the research investigators
Exclusion
- patients under 18 years old
- patients under TPN treatment prior to their admission to ICU
- patients with chronic bowel disease (e.g Crohn's, celiac, short bowel)
- any relation (e.g family member or assistant) to the study investigators
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 2 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03451968
Start Date
December 2 2018
End Date
January 1 2020
Last Update
January 10 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Rabin medical center
Petah Tikva, Israel