Using the respiratory quotient (RQ) to guide nutrition for ICU patients

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This interventional study compares RQ-guided nutrition to standard guideline-based nutritional care in mechanically ventilated ICU patients. RQ and resting energy expenditure will be obtained with indirect calorimetry and used to adjust calorie provision in the intervention arm, while the control arm receives nutrition per current guidelines. Patients on ECMO, with very high oxygen needs (FiO2 >60%), or not expected to survive 48 hours are excluded. The study is conducted at the University Clinical Hospital in Poznań under the Poznan University of Medical Sciences.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* patient treated in the ICU
* mechanically ventilated
* covered by universal health insurance

Exclusion Criteria:

* ECMO therapy
* mechanical ventilation with an oxygen concentration in the breathing mixture FiO2 \> 60%
* breathing independently without the aid of a ventilator
* critically ill patients who are not expected to survive the next 48 hours
* pregnant women

Where it's running

• University Clinical Hospital in Poznań, ul. Przybyszewskiego 49, Clinical Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Pain Management
  Poznan, Wielkopolska, Poland Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Amadeusz Juliusz Woźniak, MD — University Clinical Hospital in Poznań, ul. Przybyszewskiego 49, Clinical Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Pain Management
• Study coordinator: Amadeusz Juliusz Woźniak, MD
• Email: amadeusz.wozniak@ump.edu.pl
• Phone: +48 603 927 222

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.