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Amino Acid Supplementation in Recovery From Severe Burns

NCT01618630 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2018-12-11

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Summary

Exercise during recovery is now Standard of Care at Shriners Hospital for Children Galveston, since positive effects of exercise training were found on lean body mass and recovery after burns. Essential amino acids (EAA) effective in healthy individuals.Thus, EAA supplementation in children recovering from burns, may potentially augment the effects of exercise by increase muscle mass, improve muscle fat oxidation, reduce tissue fat, and possibly improve insulin resistance.

Conditions

  • Burn Injury

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

EAA Supplementation + Exercise Training

Amino acids in drinks between meals for exercise training period.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo + Exercise Training

Placebo supplementation as drinks in between meals for exercise training period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shriners Hospitals for Children

    collaborator OTHER

  • The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Oscar E Suman, PhD · UTMB, Shriners Hospitals for Children

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-31
Primary Completion
2016-12-05
Completion
2017-12-05

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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