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The Use of Specialised Amino Acid Mixture in Pressure Ulcer Wound Healing Rates- A Placebo Controlled Trial

NCT01090076 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 26

Last updated 2013-06-24

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Summary

This research aims to address the gap in the studies done and test the effects of a commercial mixture of 7 g of Arginine, 7 g Glutamine and 1.2 g HMB\* twice a day on hard to heal pressure ulcers in an Asian patient cohort in an acute healthcare setting.

Conditions

  • Pressure Ulcer

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Abound (7 g of Arginine, 7 g Glutamine and 1.2 g HMB)

Active Arm : Abound x 2 sachets/d (Each sachet provides additional 7g L-Arginine, 7g L-Glutamine, 1.2 g HMB and 79 Kcal) Placebo Arm: Abound(placebo) x 2 sachets/d

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Abbott

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Changi General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alvin Wong · Changi General Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-07-31
Completion
2011-09-30

Countries

  • Singapore

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