Tailored meals may boost recovery in ICU patients

NCT ID NCT07149246

Disease control Sponsor: University Hospital of North Norway Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether personalized nutrition from a dietitian helps critically ill patients get more energy and protein during and after their ICU stay. Researchers will compare usual care with a tailored plan for 300 adults over 6 months. The goal is to see if this approach improves nutrition intake and recovery.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: dietitian-tailored nutrition intervention
What this could lead to: If it works, this could show that personalized nutrition helps critically ill patients recover better by meeting their energy and protein needs.
What could go wrong: This is a single-center study with 300 participants, so results may not apply to all ICU patients. It focuses on nutrition intake, not direct health outcomes like survival.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 300 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Mar 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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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: Patients in intensive care who gives an informed consent and meet all of the following will be eligible: 1. Admitted to the intensive care unit for \>48 hours. 2. At least 18 years of age 3. Have one or more organ system failure (respiratory,cardiovascular or renal) related to their acute illness defined as: a. PaO2/FiO2≤300 mm Hg) b. Currently on one or more continuous inotrope/vasopressor infusion which were started at least 4 hours ago at a minimum dose of: i. Norepinephrine≥0.1 mcg/kg/min ii. Epinephrine≥0.1 mcg/kg/min iii. Any dose of vasopressin iv. Milrinone\>0.1 mcg/kg/min) c. Renal dysfunction defined as: i. Serum creatinine 2.0-2.9 times baseline or ii. Urine output 0.5 mL/kg/hour for ≥12 hours or iii. Currently receiving renal replacement therapy) d. Currently has an intracranial pressure monitor or ventricular drain in situ 4. Permanent living address in Norway Exclusion Criteria: Patients will be excluded if: 1. Death is imminent in the next 96 hours or there is a current treatment limitation in place or the patient is unlikely to survive to 180 days due to underlying/chronic illness 2. Dialysis dependent chronic renal failure 3. Suspected or known pregnancy 4. Wheelchair user 5. Cognitive impairment in which intervention is considered not appropriate 6. Eating disorders -

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Critical Illness

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Critical illness Icu patients Nutrition intake

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Tailored meals may boost recovery in ICU patients

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