Status:
UNKNOWN
Nutritional Therapy on Underweight Critically Ill Patients: an Observational Study
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Conditions:
Underweight
Critical Illness
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Critically ill patients with body mass index (BMI) inferior to 20 kg/m2 have worse outcomes compared to normal and overweight patients. The impact nutrition therapy in this population is not yet stabl...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Ages eligible for study: 18 years and older
- Gender eligible: both
- Nutrition therapy: enteral, parenteral feeding, nothing by mouth
Exclusion
- Palliative care
- Exclusively oral nutrition
- Pregnancy
- Life expectancy inferior 24 hours
- ICU readmission
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2015
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
450 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03398343
Start Date
October 1 2015
End Date
December 1 2018
Last Update
January 12 2018
Active Locations (1)
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HCPA, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90035903