NCT03867565

Brief Summary

Nutrition therapy has an important role in burn care to optimize wound healing, prevent muscle wasting, improve immune function and decrease risk of infection and sepsis. The body of literature concerning major burns´nutritional requirements has increased over the last decades, however the role of nutrition after minor burns (TBSA \< 20 %) is virtually unexplored and in need of further investigation. Hence, this study explores if adequate nutritional status after minor burn results in better outcome.

Trial Health

35
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
84

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2019

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 17, 2019

Completed
2 months until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 8, 2019

Completed
17 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 25, 2019

Completed
4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 25, 2023

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 25, 2025

Completed
Last Updated

March 8, 2019

Status Verified

March 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

4 years

First QC Date

January 17, 2019

Last Update Submit

March 5, 2019

Conditions

Keywords

Minor burnsNutrition

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

  • Change in energy balance from trauma to 12 months after minor burns

    Resting energy expenditure (REE) measured by indirect calorimetry to study energy requirements. REE are added with measurement of physical activity level (PAL) from 4-day activity measurement and compared to energy intake (that are collected from 4-day food record) to analyze energy balance.

    within 2 weeks after injury, 1, 3, 6, 12 month after injury

  • Change in nitrogen intake from trauma to 12 months after minor burns

    Nitrogen intake is measured and calculated from a 4-day food record

    Measured within 2 weeks after injury, 1, 3, 6, 12 months after injury.

  • Change in nitrogen loss from trauma to 12 months after minor burns

    Nitrogen loss is calculated from 24-h-urine collection (urea).

    Measured within 2 weeks after injury, 1, 3, 6, 12 months after injury.

  • Weight development from trauma to 12 months after minor burns

    Weight will be measured every week after trauma until no more need for dressing changes via health care facility. For all patients´ weight will also be measured within 2 weeks after injury, 1, 3, 6, 12 months after injury. During the patients´ stay/visits at the burn center this is done at the hospital. Thereafter weight will be measured at home/external health facility.

    Every week after trauma until no more need for dressing changes via health care facility and also within 2 weeks after injury, 1, 3, 6, 12 months after injury.

  • Frequency of infection from trauma to 12 months after minor burns

    As surrogate parameter for frequency of infections the number, sort, dose, and length of antibiotic treatment(s) during the period

    within 2 weeks after injury, 1, 3, 6, 12 month after injury

  • Wound healing from trauma to 12 months after minor burns

    As surrogate parameter for number of days to wound healing the number of days from burn to no more need of dressing changes via health care facility will be measured

    Every week after trauma until no more need for dressing changes via health care facility and also within 2 weeks after injury, 1, 3, 6, 12 months after injury

Study Arms (2)

No nutritional diagnosis

NO INTERVENTION

Patients without nutritional diagnosis get SOC

Nutritional diagnosis

EXPERIMENTAL

Patients with nutritional diagnosis get nutritional intervention by dietitian.

Other: Nutritional intervention

Interventions

Indirect calorimetry Weight development Nitrogen balance Food records Physical activity Nutritional risk screening and assessment Inflammatory response Wound healing as number of days from burn to no more need of dressing changes via health care facility Frequency of infections as the number, sort, dose, and length of antibiotic treatment(s) from burn to no more need of dressing changes via health care facility

Nutritional diagnosis

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Minor burn, TBSA \< 20 %
  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • Understands Swedish or English verbally and in writing
  • Mentally adequate
  • Oral and written informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients deemed not to be able to complete study protocol.
  • TBSA \< 2 %.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

BurnsMalnutrition

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and InjuriesNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Officials

  • Fredrik RM Huss, Ass Prof

    Burn Center, Dept. of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Josefin Dimander, PhD-student

CONTACT

Fredrik RM Huss, Ass Prof

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: Patients found to have nutritional diagnosis will be given tailorized nutritional intervention.
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 17, 2019

First Posted

March 8, 2019

Study Start

March 25, 2019

Primary Completion

March 25, 2023

Study Completion

March 25, 2025

Last Updated

March 8, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-03

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share