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NCT Number: NCT00142220

The Benefit of Adding Fish Oil to the Nutrition of Critically Ill Patients

We study whether an increased proportion of omega-3-fatty acids (contained in fish oil) in the nutrition of critically ill patients reduces systemic inflammation.

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Key information

Conditions

Sepsis Syndrome Inflammation Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Shock Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

Age range

0 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Internistische ITS

Greifswald, 17475, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • indication for parenteral nutrition

Exclusion criteria

  • hypertriglyceridemia
  • coagulation disorder
  • decompensated liver cirrhosis or acute liver failure

Treatment and study plan

Defined percentage of omega-3-fatty acids

Drug

Primary outcomes

  1. level of IL-6 in serum

  2. HLA-expression on monocytes

Secondary outcomes

  1. number of nosocomial infections

  2. days on mechanical ventilation

  3. duration of ICU stay

  4. mortality

  5. SOFA score

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Medicine Greifswald

Other

Collaborators

  • Fresenius AG

Registry information

Official study title

Comparison Between Two Different Proportions of Omega-3- and Omega-6-Fatty Acids in the Parenteral Nutrition of Critically Ill Patients

Important dates

Study start
2004
First posted
Sep 2, 2005
Registry last updated
Sep 11, 2006

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