CompletedNot Applicable

Hyperproteic Nutrition:Correlation of BUN to Nitrogen Balance

8 participantsStarted 2007-06-01

Plain-language summary

This study is designed to determine if the following are true. When protein requirements exceed metabolic requirements, blood urea nitrogen(BUN) levels will rise. Elevated BUN levels in the absence of renal failure, hepatic failure, or GI bleeding, will be correlated with improved nitrogen balance and inversely correlated with infection rates, days of mechanical ventilation, ICU days, and total hospital days.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Greater then or equal to 18 years of age and patient in Intensive Care Unit * Receiving enteral nutrition, with expected duration of at least 5 days * Blood urea nitrogen and creatinine clearance are part of routine blood work * Indwelling urinary catheter in place Exclusion Criteria: * Renal or hepatic failure * Current or history(past 6 mos) of GI bleeding * Serum creatinine on day of screening of equal to or greater then 1.5 mg/dl * Creatinine Clearance on day of screening of equal to or less then 30ml/min * Hypovolemia resulting in increased BUN * Septic shock * Blood urea nitrogen on day of screening equal to or greater then 30mg/dl

What they're measuring

Increase in BUN

Timeframe: Unable to document -incomplete information and investigator no longer at institution; no records available

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00480259

SponsorMilton S. Hershey Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2009-04-21

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