Diarrhea and Stipsis in Critically Ill Patients (NUTRITI)
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study prospectively observed the complications intended as diarrhea or sti-sis that critically ill patients developed within 7 days after ICU admission.
In addition, secondary aims investigated through bioimpedenziometry the loss of lean body mass and changes in phase angle during the same period of ICU stay.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS ADULTS PATIENTS ADMITTED TO ICU DUE TO ACUTE ILLNESS THAT REQUIRE AT LEAST 72H OF STAY. FOR THE FIRST 7 DAYS OF STAY IN ICU, DATA ABOUT NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTION WILL BE RECORDED SUCH AS: ROUTE OF NUTRITION ADMINISTRATION, AMOUNT OF NUTRITION DELIVERED PER DAY, CALORIC TARGETS, PROTEIN REQUIREMENTS, diarrhea, CONSTIPATION, BIA ANALYSIS. |
Other: ARTIFICIAL NUTRITION
ARTIFICIAL NUTRITION
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- FREQUENCY OF diarrhea WITHIN 72 HOURS AFTER ICU ADMISSION [7 DAYS]
REGISTER DIARROHEA (EMISSION OF FAECES> 200 ML IN 24 HOURS) EPISODES
Secondary Outcome Measures
- FREQUENCY OF CONSTIPATION WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER ICU ADMISSION [7 DAYS]
REGISTER CONSTIPATION EPISODES WITHIN 7 DAYS AFTER ADMISSION IN ICU
- LOSS OF LEAN BODY MASS AFTER 7 DAYS IN ICU [7 DAYS]
Loss of at least 7% of lean body mass
- CHANGES IN PHASE ANGLE AFTER 7 DAYS IN ICU [7 DAYS]
Measure of phase angle
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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ICU ANTICIPATED LENGTH OF STAY > 72 HOURS
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AGE > 18 YEARS
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NEED FOR ARTIFICIAL NUTRITION
Exclusion Criteria:
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AGE < 18 YEARS
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ICU ANTICIPATED LENGTH OF STAY < 72 HOURS
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NO NEED FOR ARTIFICIAL NUTRITION
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BMI<16 KG/M2
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Cristian Deana | Udine | Italy | 33100 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Azienda Sanitaria-Universitaria Integrata di Udine
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: CRISTIAN DEANA, MD, Health Integrated Agency of Friuli Centrale, via Pozzuolo 330, 33100 Udine, Italy
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- NUTRITI