Tiny study probes protein needs for ICU patients
NCT ID NCT06104527
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how critically ill patients on breathing machines process protein. Researchers gave 8 patients two different protein amounts (1.3 vs 2.0 grams per kilogram per day) and measured protein breakdown using a special breath test. The goal was to learn more about muscle wasting in the ICU, not to test a treatment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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8 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * ≥ 18 years old * Unplanned admission to the ICU * Mechanically ventilated * Start of enteral nutrition within 2 days of intubation * ≥ 3 days on enteral nutrition * Expected remaining ICU stay on mechanical ventilation of ≥ 2 days Exclusion Criteria: * Contra-indication for enteral nutrition at the discretion of the treating physician * Feeding intolerance during incremental feeding protocol * Moribund or withholding of treatment * On extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) * Presence of chest drains, pneumothorax, tracheoesophageal fistula or subcutaneous emphysema * Kidney failure AND a "no dialysis"-code on admission * Hepatic encephalopathy (West Haven criteria 3-4) * BMI \< 18 kg/m2
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Maastricht University Medical Center+
Maastricht, Limburg, 6229 HX, Netherlands
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