NCT03901742

Brief Summary

A multicenter prospective randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be performed in three hospitals. Patients meeting inclusion criteria will be randomly allocated to one of three enteral feeding formula with different protein content. Blood and urine test, nitrogen balance assessment and energy expenditure testing by indirect calorimetry will be performed at the beginning of nutrition regimen and at 24 hours, 72 hours and 5-7 days after initiation. The sample size for this trial is estimated as 90 participants, with approximately 30 participants in each group. The data analysis will be by intention to treat. This RCT will provide new data about the amount of protein needed to improve levels of serum protein and nitrogen balance, surrogate of protein balance, in critically ill infants receiving enteral nutrition.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
90

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2016

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

3 active sites

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 28, 2016

Completed
2.2 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 25, 2019

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 3, 2019

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2020

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

August 22, 2019

Status Verified

August 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

3.9 years

First QC Date

March 25, 2019

Last Update Submit

August 21, 2019

Conditions

Keywords

ChildrenIntensive CareNutritionEnteral feedingProtein intakeProtein balance.Lean Body Mass

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Nitrogen balance variation

    The variation of nitrogen balance (NB) from baseline to the study ending

    From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of discharge, whichever came first, assessed up to 7 days

  • Proportion of patients that meet study ending criteria

    Study ending criteria: serum urea levels elevates higher than 80 mg/dL without evidence of renal function disturbance or hypercatabolism; hyperproteinemia higher than 8.5 g/dL .

    From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of discharge, whichever came first, assessed up to 7 days

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • variation of plasma protein levels

    From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of discharge, whichever came first, assessed up to 7 days

  • variation of resting energy expenditure

    From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of discharge, whichever came first, assessed up to 7 days

  • the incidence of gastrointestinal complications

    From date of randomization until the date of first documented progression or date of discharge, whichever came first, assessed up to 7 days

Study Arms (3)

Standard Enteral Nutrition

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Standard Enteral Nutrition: cow's milk based infant formula (Nidina, Nestlé, Barcelona, Spain).

Other: Standard Enteral Nutrition

Protein-enriched nutrition

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Protein-enriched Enteral Nutrition: polymeric infant formula (Infatrini; Nutricia, Madrid, Spain)

Other: Protein-enriched nutrition

High Protein-enriched Nutrition

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

High Protein-enriched Enteral Nutrition: polymeric infant formula (Infatrini; Nutricia, Madrid, Spain) supplemented with 2.6 g of protein/100 mL of formula. The source of the protein supplement would be a nonhydrolyzed protein cow's milk-based formula (Resource Protein Instant; Nestlé, Barcelona, Spain). Final composition 5.1 g/100 mL.

Dietary Supplement: High Protein-enriched Nutrition

Interventions

Protein-enriched enteral nutrition with a polymeric infant formula

Protein-enriched nutrition

High protein-enriched enteral nutrition with a polymeric infant formula plus a protein supplement

High Protein-enriched Nutrition

Cow's milk based infant formula.

Standard Enteral Nutrition

Eligibility Criteria

Age1 Month - 2 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Children aged 1 month to 2 years.
  • Children admitted to PICU.
  • Children receiving enteral nutrition with an estimated length of over 72 hours.

You may not qualify if:

  • Age less than 1 month or over 2 years.
  • Diabetes mellitus or any inborn metabolic error.
  • Parenteral nutrition.
  • Bicarbonate infusion.
  • Renal replacement therapy.
  • Children receiving exclusive breastfeeding or in a need of special enteral formula.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (3)

Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago-CHUS

Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, 15706, Spain

RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias

Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, 33011, Spain

RECRUITING

Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón

Madrid, 28007, Spain

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

  • Fernandez R, Urbano J, Carrillo A, Vivanco A, Solana MJ, Rey C, Lopez-Herce J. Comparison of the effect of three different protein content enteral diets on serum levels of proteins, nitrogen balance, and energy expenditure in critically ill infants: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2019 Oct 11;20(1):585. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3686-8.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Protein-Energy Malnutrition

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Protein DeficiencyDeficiency DiseasesMalnutritionNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Study Officials

  • Angel P Carrillo, PhD, MD

    Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón. Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Jesús López-Herce, PhD, MD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 25, 2019

First Posted

April 3, 2019

Study Start

December 28, 2016

Primary Completion

December 1, 2020

Study Completion

December 1, 2020

Last Updated

August 22, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-08

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

All collected individual participant data (IPD)

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
Time Frame
At the end of the study

Locations