Status:

UNKNOWN

Timing of Initiation of Parenteral Nutrition for Critically Ill Children

Lead Sponsor:

Menoufia University

Conditions:

Critical Illness

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-16 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Parenteral Nutrition (PN) is prescribed to children with a non functioning gut. Timing of initiation of PN for critically ill children is a hotly issue. Therefore investigators aim to determine the op...

Detailed Description

Participants and Methods: This is a single-center; open-label randomized controlled trial will be performed at a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in tertiary care hospital . On admission, patient...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients' eligibility inclusion criteria:
  • • Critically ill children admitted to PICU for various reasons and unable to receive their full caloric requirements through the enteral route will be eligible for this study.
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Included expected short PICU stay \< 3 days e.g. Diabetic ketoacidosis;
  • Age under 1 month or over 16 years.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    March 15 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    June 15 2021

    Estimated Enrollment :

    140 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04693143

    Start Date

    March 15 2021

    End Date

    June 15 2021

    Last Update

    March 5 2021

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