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Skeletal Muscle Wasting in ICU Patients

Recruiting
Conditions
Critical Illness
Muscle Atrophy
Registration Number
NCT06234826
Lead Sponsor
Frank Vandenabeele
Brief Summary

Muscle wasting occurs rapidly in critically ill patients and impacts both short and long term outcomes. Altered protein metabolism drives muscle loss in ICU patients, with muscle protein breakdown exceeding muscle protein synthesis (MPS). Interventions aimed at attenuating muscle loss by stimulating MPS rates are hampered by a lack of knowledge on altered muscle protein turnover rates during critical illness. Only a few studies have specifically assessed muscle protein synthesis by using contemporary intravenous stable isotope infusions, which allows the assessment of MPS over a short (\<9 hours) period of time. Results from such acute studies can be difficult to extend or translate into long-term clinical practice and outcomes. Oral deuterated water (2H2O) dosing provides an alternative method that can be utilized to extend the measurement of muscle protein synthesis over a period of several days or weeks. It could therefore provide a valuable tool to study muscle protein synthesis during ICU admission and the impact of different anabolic interventions. Although multiple studies using the deuterated water methodology have been performed in both healthy volunteers and patients, it has not yet been performed in critically ill patients.

In this prospective study the investigators aim to assess fractional rates of muscle protein synthesis over a period of (maximal) 7 days in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Secondly, the investigators aim to assess mechanisms of acute muscle wasting on an microscopic, ultrastructural and molecular level. Furthermore, the investigators aim to investigate to what extent muscle fibre size is recovered 3 months after ICU discharge.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • age >18y
  • admitted to ICU
  • enteral nutrition line in situ
  • arterial line (any location) in situ
  • expected stay ICU >7d
Exclusion Criteria
  • spinal cord injury
  • chronic use of corticosteroids before hospital admission
  • Contraindication to enteral infusion (e.g. due to GI-tract perforation)
  • Kidney or liver failure
  • therapeutic anti coagulation

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
muscle protein synthesis rate (%/h)7 days of stay at the intensive care unit

obtained by using deuterated water, muscle biopsy sampling and blood sampling

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
patient characteristics (medical2)7 days of stay at the intensive care unit

comorbidities (list of comorbidities)

patient characteristic- LOSStay at the intensive care unit and Hospital (up to 1 year)

Length of stay ICU and hospital (in days)

Quality of life questionnaire3 months post-hospital discharge

SF-36 at follow up visit (Short Form Health Survey 36 items) range score between 0-100, lower score represents great health related problems

skeletal muscle fiber characteristics 17 days of stay at the intensive care unit

cross sectional area of muscle fibers

patient characteristic- age7 days of stay at the intensive care unit

age in years

patient characteristic- APACHE score II7 days of stay at the intensive care unit

APACHE II score = acute physiology score + age points + chronic health points. Minimum score = 0; maximum score = 71.

habitual food3 months post-hospital discharge

Assessed using questionnaires at follow up visit (higher score means better intake)

Functional capacity 13 months post-hospital discharge

SPPB at follow up visit (short physical performance battery)

patient characteristics (medical1)7 days of stay at the intensive care unit

mechanical ventilation (duration in days)

patient characteristic- food intake7 days of stay at the intensive care unit

food intake (energy in kcal and protein intake in g/kg/d)

muscle volume3 months post-hospital discharge

3d ultrasound assessed at follow up visit

habitual activity3 months post-hospital discharge

Assessed using questionnaires at follow up visit (higher score means better intake)

muscle hand grip strength3 months post-hospital discharge

hand grip strength using the JAMAR dynamometer in kg

patient characteristic- body weight7 days of stay at the intensive care unit

body weight in kg

patient characteristics (medical3)7 days of stay at the intensive care unit

reason hospital admission

skeletal muscle fiber characteristics 27 days of stay at the intensive care unit

amount and distribution of muscle fibers (distribution will be calculated as: amount of type X / total amount of fibres)

mRNA expression in skeletal muscle tissue 17 days of stay at the intensive care unit

mRNA expression in skeletal muscle tissue of MAFBx (atrophy marker)

mRNA expression in skeletal muscle tissue 27 days of stay at the intensive care unit

mRNA expression in skeletal muscle tissue of MurF1 (atrophy marker)

mRNA expression in skeletal muscle tissue 37 days of stay at the intensive care unit

mRNA expression in skeletal muscle tissue of FOXO (atrophy marker)

patient characteristic- height7 days of stay at the intensive care unit

height in m

patient characteristic- sex7 days of stay at the intensive care unit

male or female

leg muscle strength3 months post-hospital discharge

1RM upper leg at follow up visit

Functional capacity 23 months post-hospital discharge

6min walking test at follow up visit

Quality of life questionnaires3 months post-hospital discharge

Euro-QoL-5D-5-level at follow up visit (Euro quality of life 5 Dimension 5 level) Answers can be converted into EQ-5D index, an utility scores anchored at 0 for death and 1 for perfect health

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Jessa Hospital

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Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium

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