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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12605000704695
ACTRN12605000704695
Completed
Phase 3

The effects of early parenteral nutrition compared to standard care on 60 day landmark mortality in the critically ill patient: A level I randomisedcontrolled trial.

niversity of Sydney0 sites1,470 target enrollmentNovember 2, 2005

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Critical Illness (ICU pts)
Sponsor
niversity of Sydney
Enrollment
1470
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
November 2, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients will be screened for eligibility as soon as practical after admission to the study ICU. Patients will be considered eligible for the trial if the following criteria are addressed at the time of screening: The patient is not currently receiving oral, enteral or parenteral nutritional support; The treating physician does not expect to begin oral, enteral or parenteral nutritional support within 24 hours.

Exclusion Criteria

  • The treating physician expects to discharge the patient from the ICU within 24 hours; The patient's ICU length of stay at time of screening is greater than 24 hours; Parenteral nutrition cannot be started within 24 hours of ICU admission; There is an absolute contraindication for enteral nutrition and the patient would normally be supported with parenteral nutrition (Ex. The patient receives chronic home PN); The patient is admitted to the ICU for treatment of thermal injury (burns); The patient is admitted to the ICU for palliative care; The patient is moribund and not expected to survive 24 hours; The patient is brain dead or suspected to be brain dead; The patient was admitted to the study ICU directly from another ICU; The treating physician believes there is an absolute contraindication to treatment received in either study arm.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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