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NCT Number: NCT00204958

Glutamine Popsicles in Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)/Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Patients

Nutrition is an important part of the recovery process after having a head injury so that subjects can gain strength and fight off infection. Liquid nutrition formulas are often given to patients through a tube that has been placed into the intestines for feeding when they are unable to eat on their own. Some reports suggest that nutrition with extra amounts of the amino acid called glutamine may decrease infections and hospital stay in severely injured patients. The purpose of this study is to evaluate if giving extra amounts of an amino acid called glutamine with liquid nutrition formulas will decrease the risk of infection and length of stay in the intensive care unit after having a head injury.

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Key information

Conditions

Bone Marrow Transplantation Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantion

Age range

4 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Males
  • Nonpregnant females
  • Receiving chemotherapy for BMT/HSCT

Exclusion criteria

  • Documented hepatic dysfunction
  • History of cirrhosis
  • History of acute renal failure (creatinine clearance < 25 mL/min)
  • Gastrointestinal malabsorptive disorder

Treatment and study plan

nutritional supplement

Drug

glutamine popsicle

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. grade of mucositis

Secondary outcomes

  1. need for intravenous versus oral nutritional supplementation

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of Glutamine Popsicles in Adult/Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)/Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Patients

Important dates

Study start
2004
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2007
First posted
Sep 20, 2005
Registry last updated
Oct 1, 2015

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