Nutritional Therapy on Underweight Critically Ill Patients: an Observational Study

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre450 enrolled

Overview

Critically ill patients with body mass index (BMI) inferior to 20 kg/m2 have worse outcomes compared to normal and overweight patients. The impact nutrition therapy in this population is not yet stablished. There is a concern that too low caloric intake might worse their malnutrition; on the other hand, overfeeding is always a risk with serious consequences. The hypothesis of this study is that nutritional support, especially caloric and protein intake, can influence the outcome of underweight critically ill patients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

450

Conditions

Underweight Critical Illness

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Ages eligible for study: 18 years and older * Gender eligible: both * Nutrition therapy: enteral, parenteral feeding, nothing by mouth Exclusion Criteria: * Palliative care * Exclusively oral nutrition * Pregnancy * Life expectancy inferior 24 hours * ICU readmission

Locations (1)

HCPA, Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mortality

All patients will be followed until live hospital discharge or death

Time frame: through study completion (up to a year)

Secondary Outcomes

ICU length of stay

patients will be followed until ICU discharge or death

Time frame: through study completion (up to a year)

Need and duration of mechanical ventilation

all patients for which mechanical ventilation is necessary will be followed until it is no longer necessary

Time frame: through study completion (up to a year)

Central Contacts

Mirela J Azevedo, Professor

CONTACT

555133598127 mirelajobimazevedo@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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