Effect of a-Lipoic acid in patients admitted to intensive care unit (ICU)

Phase 3

Conditions: Condition 1: Delirium. Condition 2: meningitis. Condition 3: Diabetes.
Delirium due to known physiological condition
Bacterial meningitis, unspecified
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
G00.9

Registration Number: IRCT20121216011763N41

Lead Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Patients over the age of 18 are expected to be admitted to the intensive care unit for more than 24 hours.
Patients who need special care.
cancer patients
pregnant women
Patients who use other antioxidants

Exclusion Criteria

Patient non-cooperation
death
Not taking more than 20% of supplements and placebo

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total antioxidan capacity. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometric method.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ipid profile. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Biochemical.;Blood pressure. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Registered on the monitor and cuff mercury barometer.;Malnutrition. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: With Calipers.;Wasit and arm circumfrence. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Non-elastic tape meters.;Intake of micronutrients and macronutrients. Timepoint: Before the intervention and 8 weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: 3 dayes record of foods.