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Filter by:Evaluate the impact of intradialytic parenteral nutrition (IDPN) compounded with Clinisol, Prosol, and/or Clinolipid on albumin levels and weight in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) undergoing in-center hemodialysis. Determine the average duration of time it takes for albumin levels to rise ≥0.2g/dL from the initiation of IDPN therapy as this has been associated with significant change in mortality and hospitalization risk. The investigators expect levels to rise significantly within 4-6 months, there may be a difference in outcome in patients receiving IDPN compounded with amino acids and dextrose only vs IDPN compounded with amino acids, lipid, and dextrose.
The objective of this study is to investigate the feasibility of a combined nutritional and home-based exercise intervention in elderly, malnourished, frail patients after hospital discharge. Adherence to exercise program, adherence to oral nutrition supplement, potential inhibiting factors to follow exercise program, changes in nutritional status, muscle mass and function, quality of life are outcome factors. The intervention consists of 12 weeks with a physical exercise program (vivifrail) and oral nutritional supplementation (Moltein Plus). The investigators hypothesize that 12 weeks of a combined nutritional and home-based multicomponent exercise program is feasible for frail elderly patients after hospital discharge, meaning that ≥70% of the exercise sessions will be completed and oral supplements will be consumed by the participants.
The study looks at the comparative effects of food products made with pea, lentil, and oat flour of various particle sizes on postprandial glycemic response, appetite and food intake, and amino acid release in healthy adults.
The aim of the study is to determine whether the optimisation of the preoperative nutritional status affects the course of the perioperative period in patients with frailty. Subjects: Patients 65 and over years of age with frailty or risk of it, with suboptimal nutritional status who are prescribed to elective cardiac surgery . Research methods: Edmonton Crispness Scale, a Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF) test will be used to select subjects. Body composition will be examined by bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) to determine the degree of phase angle. Changes in laboratory blood tests will be recorded and evaluated The subjects randomly will be divided into control and study groups. The diet of the patients in the study group will be optimised by protein supplements before elective heart surgery. The benefits of optimising nutritional status will be evaluated comparing laboratory blood tests, changes in organ function, adverse outcomes, the need for vasoactive drugs, artificial lung ventilation time and length of hospitalisation between the groups.
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a life threatening condition and is defined by 1) a weight-for-height Z-score more than three standard deviations (SD) below the median based on the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards, 2) a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of less than 115 mm or 3) by the presence of nutritional edema. Signs such as edema, mucocutaneous changes, hepatomegaly, lethargy, anorexia, anemia, severe immune deficiency and rapid progression to mortality characterize a state commonly coined as "complicated SAM". Kwashiorkor is one of the forms of complicated SAM commonly distinguished by the unmistakable presence of bipedal edema. SAM results in high mortality rates of up to half a million child deaths annually. Undernourished children are at higher risk of mortality ranging from three times more risk among children with moderate malnutrition to 10-times in SAM children compared to well-nourished children. Children with complicated SAM require inpatient treatment in specialized centers. The "Rehabilitation and Nutritional Education Center" (CREN) is a specialized center in Burkina Faso receiving on average 10 SAM children per day. Recovery rate is lower than international standards; and adverse events and mortality remain strikingly high. Our main objective is to assess the underlying risk factors affecting the effectiveness of the nutritional therapeutic treatment protocol for complicated SAM children under 5 years of age who have been referred to the CREN, at the Centre Hôspitalier Universitaire Souro, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. The specific objective is to assess the effectiveness of alternative dietary regimens during the stabilization phase on well-specified clinical and biochemical outcomes in children with complicated SAM. Dietary regimens differ by their carbohydrate profile and content, and by their different micronutrient composition including vitamin A, iron and zinc.
In Burkina Faso the number of severely acute malnourished (SAM) children successfully treated has increased since the implementation of community-based management of acute malnutrition. SAM children with oedema have a higher risk of dying than SAM without oedema; they require inpatient care. Several theories have been proposed to explain the pathophysiology of oedema in SAM, but its etiology remains unclear. Knowledge on the nutritional adequacy of therapeutic regimens in kwashiorkor is limited. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends to use in the treatment of complicated SAM a therapeutic milk 'F75' in the stabilization phase; F75+ready-to-use therapeutic foods (RUTF) or F100 at the transition phase. Alternatively the local formulas (maize flour, milk powder, oil, sugar, mineral-vitamin complex CMV) can be used in case of shortage or intolerance. At the Nutritional Rehabilitation and Education Center of the University Hospital of Bobo Dioulasso it was found that some SAM children whose oedema resolved under F75 in the stabilization phase, re-developed oedema as they entered the transition phase with RUTF. RUTF has the same nutritional value as F100 but contains iron unlike F100 (<0.07 mg/100 mL). It was observed that RUTF in some cases may be associated with higher mortality, probably due to high iron content (10-14 mg/100 g), which may increase the risk of infections and the formation of free radicals, thereby increasing damage to the body's cells. Clinical trials evaluating the current guidelines for the treatment of SAM with oedema are scarce. A better understanding of the risk factors affecting the effectiveness of the nutritional therapeutic protocol for children with Kwashiorkor will be useful to improve their care. The main objective of this study is to determine whether the use of transition phase diets (Plumpy-Nut®+F75 or F100 or alternative F75+/- CMV+ Plumpy-Nut®) affect oedema resolving in Kwashiorkor children and to investigate the underlying factors for the relapse or non-responsiveness to the therapeutic treatment.
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is a life threatening condition and is defined by 1) a weight-for-height Z-score more than three standard deviations (SD) below the median based on the 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards, 2) a mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of less than 115 mm or 3) by the presence of nutritional edema. Signs such as edema, mucocutaneous changes, hepatomegaly, lethargy, anorexia, anemia, severe immune deficiency and rapid progression to mortality characterize a state commonly coined as "complicated SAM". Kwashiorkor is one of the forms of complicated SAM commonly distinguished by the unmistakable presence of bipedal edema. SAM results in high mortality rates of up to half a million child deaths annually. Undernourished children are at higher risk of mortality ranging from three-times more risk among children with moderate malnutrition to 10-times in SAM children compared to well-nourished children. Children with complicated SAM require inpatient treatment in specialized centers. The "Rehabilitation and Nutritional Education Center" (CREN) is a specialized center in Burkina Faso receiving on average 10 SAM children per day. Recovery rate is lower than international standards; and adverse events and mortality remain strikingly high. The main objective of this study is to assess the underlying risk factors affecting the effectiveness of the nutritional therapeutic treatment protocol for complicated SAM children under 5 years of age who have been referred to the CREN, at the Centre Hôspitalier Universitaire Souro, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. The specific objective of this study is to better understand underlying risk factors associated with a lower recovery rate and high mortality in complicated SAM children referred to CREN for inpatient care. Risk factors associated with poor response to a standard dietary treatment at any phase will be assessed retrospectively.
In the current study, we willquantitate the difference in digestion and absorption kinetics of dietary whole protein versus free amino acids in vivo in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care unit suffering from malabsorption. 16 adult, mechanically ventilated ICU patients with clinical signs of malabsorption (faecal weight >350 g/day) will be included. All patients will receive a primed continuous intravenous infusion of L-[ring2H5]-phenylalanine and L-[3,5-2H2]-Tyrosine for the duration of the study period. After reaching an isotopic steady state (1.5 hours), patients will receive either [1-13C]- phenylalanine labelled milk protein or free amino acids with an identical constitution and [1-13C]-phenylalanine. Main study endpoint will be the splanchnic extraction of phenylalanine, calculated from systemic [1-13C]- and L-[ring2H5]-phenylalanine enrichment.
Multi-center prospective pilot trial study
Obesity is a chronic disease in which accumulation of excess body fat can result in impaired health. In cases of severe obesity, weight loss surgery can be necessary as a treatment. There are different forms of surgery but the common basic principle is to restrict food intake and decrease the absorption of food in the stomach and intestines. As a consequence, there is a higher risk of developing nutrient deficiency after surgery and supplementation of protein, vitamins, and minerals can be necessary. This study evaluates intakes of protein, vitamins, and minerals in patients with weight loss surgery and compares them to recommended intakes. Further, this study looks at the role of age, sex, and socioeconomic status in this context.