Indirect Calorimetry in Patients at Risk of Malnutrition

Recruiting

• Conditions: Burns; Critical Illness; Indirect Calorimetry; Resting Energy Expenditure; Nutrition Disorders

• Registration Number: NCT04500483
• Lead Sponsor: University of Liege

Brief Summary

Burn patients treated in an outpatient clinic and ICU survivors are at risk of malnutrition. There are no clear guidelines determining the energy target in those two populations. The aim of this observation study is to measure the resting energy expenditure of those patients, using indirect calorimetry.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-08-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-08-01
• Study First Posted: 2020-08-05
• Study Start: 2020-08-15
• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-25
• Last Update Posted: 2023-06-27
• Primary Completion: 2023-08-15
• Study Completion: 2025-08-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• minor burn treated in an outpatient setting
• ICU survivor, who was discharged from ICU after a stay of at least 7 days

Exclusion Criteria

• oxygen supply
• chest drainage
• not french speaking
• confusion, coma
• cognitive disorder
• patient refusal

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
resting energy expenditure	during the 7 days following injury in burn patients or following ICU discharge in ICU survivors

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital of Liège; 🇧🇪 Liège, Belgium