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The Use of an Oral Mixture of Arginine, Glutamine and Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate for Treatment of Pressure Ulcers

NCT03038490 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2017-01-31

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Summary

To investigate whether an oral nutritional supplement of a mixture of arginine, glutamine and HMB for a maximum period of four weeks is more beneficial than the standard dietary approach to the healing of pressure ulcers, and to examine whether the use of it can reduce admissions and length of hospitalizations for these patients.

Conditions

  • Pressure Ulcers Stage III
  • Pressure Ulcer, Stage IV

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

ABOUND

an oral mixture of arginine, glutamine and beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wong Tai Sin Hospital

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-01
Primary Completion
2019-09-30
Completion
2020-03-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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