Indirect Calorimetry in Patients at Risk of Malnutrition

University of Liege100 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Burns Critical Illness Indirect Calorimetry Resting Energy Expenditure Nutrition Disorders

Interventions

indirect calorimetryDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

measurement of resting energy expenditure using indirect calorimetry

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

University Hospital of Liège

Liège, Belgium

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

resting energy expenditure

Time frame: during the 7 days following injury in burn patients or following ICU discharge in ICU survivors

Central Contacts

Anne-Françoise Rousseau, MD, PhD

CONTACT

+3243667495 afrousseau@chuliege.be

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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