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Tight Caloric Balance in Geriatric Patients

NCT01735435 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2012-11-28

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Summary

The aim of this study to assess the impact of nutritional support guided by repeated measurements of REE in geriatric patients following surgery for hip fractures.

Our hypothesis is that tight caloric control will reduce the risk of significant postoperative complications in geriatric patients following surgery for hip fractures.

Study Design :Prospective, Single center, Randomized, Unblinded study. Study Population:geriatric patients following surgery for hip fractures.

Conditions

  • Nutrition Assessment

Interventions

OTHER

Indirect Calorimetry

The tight calorie group received calories with an energy goal determined by repeated REE measurements using indirect calorimetry. IC measurements:after a fasting period of at least 6 hours at three time periods : on admission to the study,between 24-48 hours following surgery and on the 7th day of the study.Measurements were performed by an experienced nurse or dietician,the device was automatically calibrated before each measurement and the REE was recorded after 15 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rabin Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Pierre Singer, Professor,MD · RabinMC,Beilinson Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-03-31
Completion
2012-03-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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