Micronutrients in Critically Ill Patients

NCT04136119 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRAS 268780
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Nutritional support is an important component of modern critical care. The practice of vitamin and micronutrient supplementation is variable and official guidelines are not consistent. The primary objective of this observational study is to investigate the clinical practice of micronutrient supplementation during critical illness and to explore the factors underpinning clinical decisions.

Conditions

Nutrition; Critical Illness; Vitamin Supplementation

Keywords

micronutrient supplementation; vitamins

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• clinical practice of vitamin supplementation

  indications for vitamin supplementation

  October 2019 - April 2020

• clinical practice of micronutrient supplementation

  indications for micronutrient supplementation

  October 2019 - April 2020

Study Arms (1)

healthcare professionals

doctors, pharmacists and dieticians who are involved in prescribing vitamins and micronutrients to critically ill patients

Other: questionnaire

Interventions

questionnaire OTHER

survey exploring practice of vitamin and micronutrient supplementation

healthcare professionals

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

health care professionals working in the ICU

You may qualify if:

• healthcare professional who is involved in prescribing vitamins or micronutrients to critically ill patients in the ICU

You may not qualify if:

• none

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust: lead

Study Sites (1)

Guy's & St Thomas Foundation Hospital

London, SE1 7EH, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Critical Illness

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 21, 2019
• First Posted: October 23, 2019
• Study Start: November 18, 2019
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2020
• Study Completion: December 1, 2020
• Last Updated: March 16, 2021

Record last verified: 2019-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)