The change of serum prealbumin levels and serum protein markers between, egg white powder and casein protein additives in standard enteral feeding formulas, in critically ill patients with acute respiratory failure

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: - Patient with acute respiratory failure- Enteral feeding- Standard feeding formulas 1500 Kcal; prealbumin; egg white powder; casein protein

• Registration Number: TCTR20160126002
• Lead Sponsor: nil

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2014-08-31
• Study Start: 2016-01-26
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

patients with acute respiratory failure who required invasive mechanical ventilation, age  18 year-old along with initiation of early enteral nutrition within 48 hours after admission

Exclusion Criteria

an expected time of less than five consecutive days for nasogastric tube feeding, required top-up parenteral nutrition, morbid obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2), renal failure requiring renal replacement therapy, hepatic dysfunction (total bilirubin > 3 mg%), immune suppressive conditions (eg. AIDS, chronic steroid use > 2 weeks, on immunosuppressive drugs), malignancy patients that currently received chemotherapy or radiation therapy, pregnancy and those with a history of egg white allergies.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified