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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2007-000169-40-BE
EUCTR2007-000169-40-BE
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1

Impact of early parenteral nutrition completing enteral nutrition in adult critically ill patients - EPaNIC

Catholic University Leuven0 sites9,280 target enrollmentMarch 26, 2007

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Critical Illness
Sponsor
Catholic University Leuven
Enrollment
9280
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
March 26, 2007
End Date
August 11, 2011
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Catholic University Leuven

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients older than 18 years admitted to any of the 6 intensive care units will be eligible for inclusion in the study, on condition that the nutritional risk screening (NRS)score is higher or equal to 3\.
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes
  • F.1\.2\.1 Number of subjects for this age range
  • F.1\.3 Elderly (\>\=65 years) yes
  • F.1\.3\.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients meeting the following criteria will be excluded:
  • Patients with a DNR code at the time of admission
  • Patients expected to die within 12 hours
  • Patients readmitted to ICU after randomization to the EPaNIC trial
  • Patients already enrolled in another trial
  • Patients transferred from another intensive care unit with an established nutritional therapy.
  • Patients suffering from ketoacidotic or hyperosmolar coma on admission
  • Patients with a BMI below than 17 kg/m2
  • Patients known to be pregnant or nursing.
  • Patients suffering from short bowel syndrome

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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