The Benefit of Adding Fish Oil to the Nutrition of Critically Ill Patients

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Sepsis Syndrome

• Registration Number: NCT00142220
• Lead Sponsor: University Medicine Greifswald

Brief Summary

We study whether an increased proportion of omega-3-fatty acids (contained in fish oil) in the nutrition of critically ill patients reduces systemic inflammation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-01
• Study First Submitted: 2005-08-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-01
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-02
• Status Verified: 2006-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2006-09-08
• Last Update Posted: 2006-09-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

• indication for parenteral nutrition

Exclusion Criteria

• hypertriglyceridemia
• coagulation disorder
• decompensated liver cirrhosis or acute liver failure

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
level of IL-6 in serum
HLA-expression on monocytes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
number of nosocomial infections
days on mechanical ventilation
duration of ICU stay
mortality
SOFA score

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Internistische ITS; 🇩🇪 Greifswald, Germany