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The effect of critical illness on appetite in adult survivors

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Critically Ill
Nutritional intake
Appetite
Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders
Registration Number
ACTRN12616000702415
Lead Sponsor
ICU Research, Royal Adelaide Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
75
Inclusion Criteria

Patients will be identified through screening of intensive care admissions at the Royal Adelaide Hospital and will include all patients aged 30 years or older that have been discharged and are 3-months post-ICU admission.

Healthy volunteers aged >=30 years will be used as a comparator.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Inability to give informed consent
2) Pregnant or breastfeeding
3) Previous gestational diabetes
4) Acute or chronic pancreatitis
5) Medications known to affect glucose metabolism (e.g. steroids) or gastrointestinal motility (e.g. prokinetics, antidepressants, sedatives, opiates, anti-convulsant agents)
6) Previous gastrointestinal surgery (apart from appendectomy)
7) Vegetarian/vegan
8) Current or previous gastrointestinal disease or major dysfunction
9) Regular consumption of >20g alcohol or >10 cigarettes per day

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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