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Are ventilated patients starving in silence? a new study investigates

NCT ID NCT06740981

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 18, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether adults with acute respiratory failure who need non-invasive ventilation (a breathing mask) are getting enough calories and protein. Researchers will track what each patient eats for five days after starting ventilation and compare it to recommended targets. The goal is to understand how common undernutrition is in this group and what factors might contribute to it.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Food diary tracking caloric and protein intake
What this could lead to
If successful, this could highlight gaps in nutritional care for ventilated patients and guide better feeding protocols in hospitals.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center observational study, so findings may not apply broadly. It does not test a treatment, so it cannot directly improve outcomes.

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Study facts

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Participants

126 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Dec 2024

Finished

Apr 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Who is studied

Adult patients admitted to the participant wards, intermediate or intensive care units for acute respiratory failure from any cause, undergoing noninvasive ventilation within 24 hours from hospital admission and without exclusion criteria, will be considered for enrollment.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age of 18 years or more * Hospitalization in the participant ordinary wards, intermediate care units and intensive care unit at the Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara, Italy * Admission for acute respiratory failure of any cause requiring noninvasive ventilation treatment within 24 hours from hospital admission Exclusion Criteria: * Palliative noninvasive ventilation treatment * Contraindication to oral nutrition from hospital admission * Patients admitted for surgical or gastroenterological diagnosis * Severe immunocompromised patients or patients undergoing therapies contraindicating oral nutrition

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

acute respiratory failure Critical Illness Malnutrition nutritional deficiency disease

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Acute respiratory failure Malnutrition or risk of malnutrition

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carità

    Novara, Novara, 28100, Italy

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