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Indirect Calorimetry in Patients at Risk of Malnutrition

Belgium100 participantsStarted 2020-08-15

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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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

What they're measuring

resting energy expenditure

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

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04500483

SponsorUniversity of Liege

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2023-08-15

Contact for this trial

Anne-Françoise Rousseau, MD, PhD

+3243667495 afrousseau@chuliege.be

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