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A study to assess the effect of supplemenatation of beta-hydroxy-beta-methyl butyrate (HMB) in patients undergoing heart surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/04/051341
Lead Sponsor
The Madras Medical Mission, Chennai
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Elective Cardiac surgery using cardiopulmonary bypass

Patients with adequate LV function

Patients with mild to moderate LV dysfunction

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with

Severe LV dysfunction

Preexisting kidney disease

Preexisting liver disease

Smoking, drug/alcohol abuse

Hepatitis B & C infection

Endocrine disorders

Autoimmune disorders

Patients already on protein supplementation

Offpump cardiac surgeries

Patient refusal

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The primary outcome of the study is to determine whether preoperative supplementation of Beta-Hydroxy-Beta-Methyl butyrate (HMB) improves the outcome in the elective cardiac surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB).Timepoint: The patient is assessed one day before supplemenation and 2 weeks after supplementation, and again on the first post operative day
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The secondary outcome of the study is to determine the duration of ICU stay, mechanical ventilation, wound infections and post op complications. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: The patient is assessed one day before supplementation and 2 weeks after supplementation and again on the first post operative day.
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