Can better nutrition guidelines save lives in the ICU?
NCT ID NCT07337798
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a new, evidence-based nutrition guideline can improve care for patients in surgical intensive care units (ICUs). About 200 healthcare workers from Chinese hospitals will use the guideline and be checked for how well they follow it. The goal is to see if patients get the right amount of energy and protein during their ICU stay. This is a quality improvement study, not a treatment trial.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
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- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: For ICU healthcare professionals: Employed at one of the participating study sites (tertiary general hospitals) Holds a valid Registered Nurse license issued in the People's Republic of China Currently working in frontline clinical nursing care in a surgical intensive care unit (ICU) during the study period At least 1 year of clinical working experience Able to understand the study objectives and procedures Willing to participate and able to provide written informed consent For surgical critically ill patients (outcome assessment population): Aged 18 years or older Admitted to a surgical ICU due to surgical-related conditions, including trauma, infection, malignancy, or postoperative complications Expected length of stay in the surgical ICU of at least 48 hours No restriction on sex Patient or legally authorized representative able to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: For ICU healthcare professionals: Currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy during the study period Temporarily assigned, rotating, externally dispatched, on long-term training, or on leave during the study period, making continuous participation impossible Participation in other interventional studies that may interfere with the implementation of this study Determined by the research team to have cognitive, communication, or other conditions that would make participation inappropriate For surgical critically ill patients: Diagnosed with brain death or awaiting organ donation Pregnant or breastfeeding women Concurrent participation in other nutrition-related clinical trials
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