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Influence of Early vs Late SPN on Long-term Quality of Life in ICU Patients After Gastrointestinal Oncological Surgery

Not Applicable
Conditions
Nutrition Aspect of Cancer
Interventions
Procedure: Early Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition
Registration Number
NCT03699371
Lead Sponsor
Medical University of Lublin
Brief Summary

BACKGROUND: Nutrition plays a significant role in ICU treatment, and may influence mortality and length of stay in ICU. Enteral route (EN) is preferential to parenteral route (PN) in provision of daily nutritional requirements. When enteral route is insufficient, supplemental parenteral nutrition (SPN) is recommended. Optimal timing of SPN in acute phase of illness remains elusive. ICU patients suffer significant lean body mass loss, in majority, in the first 7-10 days of stay. Optimal provision of protein may prevent muscle wasting. Lean body mass is essential for optimal physical functioning after treatment. Although ICU mortality has been reduced lately, the number of patients going to rehabilitation after ICU stay has tripled. Patients after oncological surgery of the gastrointestinal tract may be threatened with impairment of physical functioning after ICU treatment.

AIM: To compare the influence of early and late supplemental parenteral nutrition on long-term physical functioning in ICU patients after oncological surgery of the gastrointestinal tract.

STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, randomised, multi-centre assessor-blinded study. METHODS \& ANALYSIS: Patients will be randomised into intervention group that would receive SPN on first day, and would be continued until 7th day of stay in ICU. Control group would receive SPN on 7th day of stay in ICU, when it is not then already met via enteral route. Physical Component of SF-36 Scale at 6 month after ICU admission will be assessed.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
220
Inclusion Criteria
  1. ICU patients in the acute phase of critical illness after gastrointestinal oncological surgery.
  2. Admitted to the ICU during the previous 24 hours with a minimum expected ICU stay of ≥5 days
  3. Central venous access available for continuous infusion of the study drugs
  4. Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score ≥2
  5. Written informed consent from the patient or the patient's legal representative
Exclusion Criteria

Contraindication against SPN or inability to receive SPN via central venous access

  1. Received PN within 7 days before randomisation

  2. Expected to receive ≥20% of energy via supplemental enteral nutrition (EN) and/or non-nutritional sources (e.g. glucose solution for drug dilution or lipids from propofol) during the first 3 nutritional treatment days

  3. Inability to initiate EN prior to randomization

  4. Body mass index (BMI) <17 kg/m2 or >35 kg/m2

  5. Any severe, persistent blood coagulation disorder with uncontrolled bleeding

  6. Any congenital errors of amino acid metabolism

  7. Known hypersensitivity to fish, egg, soybean proteins, peanut proteins, or to any of the active substances or excipients contained in SPN.

  8. Known hypersensitivity to milk protein or to any other substance contained in SPN

  9. Acute liver failure with encephalopathy, including intoxication (e.g. paracetamol, death cap, golden chain) and/or liver enzymes (aspartate aminotransferase [AST], alanine aminotransferase [ALT], gamma glutamyl transferase [GGT]) or bilirubin exceeding 10 x ULN

  10. Hemophagocytic syndrome

  11. Known history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B and/or C

  12. Pregnancy or lactation

  13. Patient unlikely to survive to 6 months due to underlying illness

  14. Receiving end-of-life-care

    Laboratory Exclusions:

  15. Hypertriglyceridemia characterised by serum triglyceride levels >4 mmol/L [>350 mg/dL])

  16. Treatment-refractory, clinically significant major abnormality in the serum concentration of any electrolyte (sodium, potassium, magnesium, total calcium, chloride, inorganic phosphate)

    Concomitant Therapy Exclusions:

  17. Chronic maintenance therapy with systemic glucocorticoid steroids (Hydrocortisone >0.3 mg/kg/d)

  18. Concomitant administration of chemotherapy

  19. Administration of growth hormone and teduglutide within the previous 4 weeks

    Other Exclusions:

  20. Chronic liver failure ( Child -Pugh scale B or C) e.g. secondary to drug or alcohol abuse

  21. Participation in another interventional clinical trial within the previous 4 weeks

  22. Previous inclusion in the present study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Early Supplemental Parenteral NutritionEarly Supplemental Parenteral NutritionIntervention group: would receive EN reaching up to 20 % of daily nutritional requirements and early (on first day of stay in ICU) provision (of up to 80%) of protein (2 g/kg/ day or in case of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) 2,5 g/kg/ day) and caloric (15-20 kcal/kg/day) needs in SPN that would be continued until 7th day of stay in ICU for the purpose of the study.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Long-term quality of life at 3 monthsPhysical component of 36 -SF questionnaire at 3 months after admission to ICU

Long-term quality of life measured in physical component of 36 -SF questionnaire

Long-term quality of life at 6 monthsPhysical component of 36 -SF questionnaire at 6 months after admission to ICU

Long-term quality of life measured in physical component of 36 -SF questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Thickness of diaphragm1st, 3rd, 5th day of ICU stay

Change from baseline in ultrasound measured thickness of diaphragm

Protein deliveryFor 7 days since admission to ICU

Protein delivery defined as daily input of proteins via SPN

Blood glucose profileFor 7 days since admission to ICU

Blood glucose profile defined as mean daily glucose level

Organic phosphorus levelFor 7 days since admission to ICU

Organic phosphorus level defined as result in blood test performed daily

ICU mortalityFor 28 days since admission to ICU or till discharge
Hospital mortalityFor 28 days since admission to ICU or till discharge
Health-care associated infectionFor 28 days since admission to ICU or till discharge

New onset of health-care associated infection

Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score ( SOFA score)For 28 days since admission to ICU or till discharge

We will collect data regarding changes from baseline SOFA score - to determine the extent of a person's organ function failure. SOFA scoring system is useful in predicting the clinical outcomes of critically ill patients. Patient can be scored from 0 to 24. If the patient is scored 0 than the patient is in a good state and predicted mortality is low, while 24 is the worst result with expected very high mortality rate.

Length of stay in hospitalFor 28 days since admission to ICU or till discharge

Numbers of days of patient stay in hospital

Energy IntakeFor 7 days since admission to ICU

Energy delivery defined as daily input of calories via SPN

Insulin doseFor 7 days since admission to ICU

Insulin dose defined as summary daily input of insulin

Mechanical VentilationFor 28 days since admission to ICU or till discharge

Numbers of days of mechanical ventilation

Length of stay in the ICUFor 28 days since admission to ICU or till discharge

Numbers of days of patient stay in ICU

Antibiotic-free daysFor 28 days since admission to ICU or till discharge

Number of days patient was not given the antibiotics

Enteral route intoleranceAt day 3 since admission to ICU

Inability to administer up to 60% of protein needs on 3rd day via enteral route

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny w Opolu

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Opole, Silesia, Poland

2nd Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Medical University of Lublin

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Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland

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