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Study in ICU Patients Regarding Protein Intake and CT-derived Body Composition

NCT02817646 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 800

Last updated 2018-10-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether protein intake during the first days of intensive care admission, in relation to body composition at intensive care admission as assessed on computed tomography scans made during routine care, is are related to clinical outcome in critically ill patients.

Conditions

  • Muscular Atrophy

Interventions

OTHER

Computed tomography scan made for clinical reasons

Patients were included if a computed tomography scan of the abdomen or thorax was made early during intensive care admission (1 day before up to 4 days after admission)

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Nutrition as per hospital protocol

Patients received enteral and/or parenteral nutrition as per usual hospital protocol

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Peter J. Weijs, PhD · Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-02-29
Primary Completion
2016-10-31
Completion
2018-07-31

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