Status:

TERMINATED

Enteral Nutrition and Glycemic Variability Neurological Intensive Care Unit Study

Lead Sponsor:

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Conditions:

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

Intracranial Hemorrhage

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-89 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Primary Objective: To determine the effects of a diabetes specific enteral formula compared to a standard formula supplemented with protein (isocaloric and isonitrogenous) on the mean blood glucose a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients aged between 18 and 89 years old
  • Patients with critical illness including ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, epidural/subdural bleeds and subarachnoid hemorrhage
  • Patients who are expected to stay in the ICU for at least 5 days
  • Hyperglycemia is not an inclusion criteria

Exclusion

  • Patients who have received or will be treated with systemic corticosteroids.
  • Patients who will be receiving high doses of propofol (\>40 cc/hr)
  • Patients with type 1 Diabetes
  • Patients with sepsis or acute trauma
  • Patients with an expected stay in the ICU of less than 4 days
  • Patients who are unable to receive enteral nutrition or who have medical conditions precluding nutrition by the enteral route including allergies to formula components
  • Pregnant and lactating patients
  • Patients with prior history of gastroparesis
  • Patients with acute kidney failure (creatinine \> 2.5mg/dl)
  • Patients with acute liver failure (bilirubin \> 2.0 mg/dl)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

14 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01463878

Start Date

November 1 2011

End Date

June 1 2012

Last Update

October 5 2012

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Sentara Norfolk General Hospital

Norfolk, Virginia, United States, 23507