An observational study in Underweight and Critical Illness, sponsored by Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre. Status unknown at 1 site in Brazil. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-01-12.
Sponsored by Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre · Observational
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.
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This study's planned enrollment of 450 is above the median of 275 across 22 observational studies indexed under Thinness.
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Critically ill patients with body mass index (BMI) inferior to 20 kg/m2
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Life expectancy
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Mortality
All patients will be followed until live hospital discharge or death
Time frame: through study completion (up to a year)
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)
Plan to share: No
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