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The Role of Nutrition After Minor Burns

Primary Purpose

Burns, Nutritional Deficiency

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Nutritional intervention
Sponsored by
Uppsala University
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional supportive care trial for Burns focused on measuring Minor burns, Nutrition

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Sites / Locations

    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm 2

    Arm Type

    No Intervention

    Experimental

    Arm Label

    No nutritional diagnosis

    Nutritional diagnosis

    Arm Description

    Patients without nutritional diagnosis get SOC

    Patients with nutritional diagnosis get nutritional intervention by dietitian.

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    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.
    Change in nitrogen intake from trauma to 12 months after minor burns
    Nitrogen intake is measured and calculated from a 4-day food record
    Change in nitrogen loss from trauma to 12 months after minor burns
    Nitrogen loss is calculated from 24-h-urine collection (urea).
    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.
    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
    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

    Secondary Outcome Measures

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    First Posted
    January 17, 2019
    Last Updated
    March 5, 2019
    Sponsor
    Uppsala University
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT03867565
    Brief Title
    The Role of Nutrition After Minor Burns
    Official Title
    The Role of Nutrition After Minor Burns
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    March 2019
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Not yet recruiting
    Study Start Date
    March 25, 2019 (Anticipated)
    Primary Completion Date
    March 25, 2023 (Anticipated)
    Study Completion Date
    March 25, 2025 (Anticipated)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Responsible Party, by Official Title
    Sponsor
    Name of the Sponsor
    Uppsala University

    4. Oversight

    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
    No
    Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
    No
    Data Monitoring Committee
    No

    5. Study Description

    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.
    Detailed Description
    Phase 1 Aim To study energy- and protein requirements after minor burns in adults (TBSA < 20 %). Research questions Do energy- and protein requirements increase after minor burns? Do energy- and protein requirements proportionally increase with the severity of injury; depth and extent after minor burns? Study design/methods Sample size: 84 patients and 84 healthy control subjects (matched by age, gender and BMI). Method: All consecutive burns, admitted for treatment at Uppsala Burn Center, fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria are asked to take part in this phase. Oral and written informed consent is collected. Patients background data (severity of burn injury, including depth and extent, and the treatment thereof, concomitant diseases and medications, age, weight, height, gender, socioeconomic status, alcohol- and tobacco use, physical activity level using activity meters, as well as data from questionnaire obtained from routine standard of care at Burn Center about sleep, quality of life, pain and depression) will be collected. Measure (indirect calorimetry) and calculate energy requirement (Mifflin St Jeor equation x Injury Factor x physical activity level) within 2 weeks after injury and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after injury. Measure nitrogen balance (nitrogen balance = nitrogen intake - nitrogen loss). Collecting data from blood sample to measure inflammatory response (albumin, transferrin, CRP), if the body can use more protein (urea) and measurement of normal kidney function (cystatin-C).Collecting data from 24-h-urine collection, urea for calculation of nitrogen balance to distinguish between protein intake compared and muscle breakdown. Data for calculation of protein intake from nutritional assessment and 4-day food record. Results are compared with 84 healthy control subjects measured with indirect calorimetry, blood sample, urine collection, and intake measurement. Phase 2 Aim To describe nutritional status in adult patients after minor burns. Nutritional status is defined as to what degree physiological nutrient needs are met (energy- and protein intake compared to measurements and calculations, carbohydrate-, fat-, vitamin-, and mineral intake compared to estimated average requirements. Weight and muscle mass compared to normal body composition and its development over time). Research questions Do minor burns affect nutritional status? Does nutritional status differ related to injury severity? Sample size: 84 patients included in Phase 1 are asked to take part in this study. Method: All consecutive burns, admitted for treatment at the Uppsala Burn Center, fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria are asked to take part in this phase. Oral and written informed consent is collected. Patients background data from phase 1 will be collected. Screening for nutritional risk, identifying mild, moderate and severe impaired nutritional status (undernourishment): screening tool, NRS 2002 (19), within 2 weeks from injury, and follow-up 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after injury. Screening is performed by a dietitian. Nutritional assessment: data from phase 1 will be collected about intake, energy- and protein needs, weight and muscle mass. Dietary history interview, to collect data about patients' intake the year before injury. Nutritional diagnosis of malnutrition (16) were nutritional risk screening and nutritional assessment will provide the basis for diagnosis. Phase 3 Aim To identify types of nutritional diagnoses, and nutritional interventions, and the effects on signs and symptoms for respective nutritional diagnosis, in adults after minor burns. To create a nutrition algorithm for nutritional interventions after minor burns. Research questions Frequency of different types of aetiologies to identify nutritional diagnoses? Frequency of different types of nutritional diagnoses? Frequency and types of nutritional interventions? Is the nutrition diagnosis treated by the nutrition intervention (fully, partly, not)? Results of nutritional interventions (variable depends on signs and symptoms relevant for respective nutritional diagnosis e.g. energy- and protein intake)? Study design/methods Sample size: Patients identified as in need of nutritional intervention in phase 2 are asked to take part in this study. Method: Oral and written informed consent is collected. Patients background data from phase 1 will be collected. Nutritional intervention: Nutritional intervention is initiated with follow-up at dietitian's discretion. Nutrition Care Process is used: Assessing patient data (material from phases 1-2 and additional assessment at dietitian's discretion) Diagnosing nutritional problems (for example inadequate protein- energy intake, inadequate protein intake, food- and nutrition- knowledge deficit, unintended weight loss, malnutrition) and determining the problems´ aetiologies Implementing one or more interventions (for example recommendations on meal frequency, foodstuff, use of nutritional support, education on basics) Monitoring and evaluating patient progress (compliance to nutritional interventions, and sign and symptoms relevant for respective nutritional diagnosis, e.g. weight change, energy- and protein intake) Compliance to nutritional interventions: evaluated by assessing patient data at follow-up (asking patients about compliance to treatment during nutritional assessment). Weight development: Weekly the patients' weight will be measured as long as patients have a nutritional treatment. Thereafter at follow-up 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after injury. During the patients´ stay/visits at the burn center this is done at the hospital. Thereafter to no more need of dressing changes via health care facility patients will measure weight at home/external health facility and report the number to the clinic. Phase 4 Aim To study the role, in adults, of nutrition after minor burns (TBSA < 20 %) on outcome (wound healing and infections and body weight). Research questions Do nutritional status and food/supplement intake affect time to heal wounds, frequency of infections, and weight changes, after minor burns? Study design/methods Sample size: 84 patients included in phase 1 are asked to take part in this phase. Method: All consecutive burns, admitted for treatment at the Uppsala Burn Center, fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria are asked to take part in the study. Oral and written informed consent is collected. Patients background data from phase 1 will be collected. Wound healing: 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. During routine clinical visits to the burn center, photography of wounds will be taken. Three blinded plastic surgeons with burn care experience will assess the photos for % of initial wound healed correlated to days from burn. Frequency of infections: As surrogate parameter for frequency of infections the number, sort, dose, and length of antibiotic treatment(s) during the period from burn to no more need of dressing changes via health care facility will be measured. Weight development: Weekly the patients´ weight will be measured. During the patients´ stay/visits at the burn center this is done at the hospital. Thereafter to no more need of dressing changes via health care facility patients will measure weight at home/external health facility and report the number to the clinic. Nutritional assessment: Data from phases 1, 2 and 3, energy- and protein requirements, nutritional intake, muscle mass and nutritional diagnoses and the treatment thereof.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Burns, Nutritional Deficiency
    Keywords
    Minor burns, Nutrition

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Supportive Care
    Study Phase
    Not Applicable
    Interventional Study Model
    Parallel Assignment
    Model Description
    Patients found to have nutritional diagnosis will be given tailorized nutritional intervention.
    Masking
    None (Open Label)
    Enrollment
    84 (Anticipated)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    No nutritional diagnosis
    Arm Type
    No Intervention
    Arm Description
    Patients without nutritional diagnosis get SOC
    Arm Title
    Nutritional diagnosis
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Description
    Patients with nutritional diagnosis get nutritional intervention by dietitian.
    Intervention Type
    Other
    Intervention Name(s)
    Nutritional intervention
    Intervention Description
    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
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Change in energy balance from trauma to 12 months after minor burns
    Description
    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.
    Time Frame
    within 2 weeks after injury, 1, 3, 6, 12 month after injury
    Title
    Change in nitrogen intake from trauma to 12 months after minor burns
    Description
    Nitrogen intake is measured and calculated from a 4-day food record
    Time Frame
    Measured within 2 weeks after injury, 1, 3, 6, 12 months after injury.
    Title
    Change in nitrogen loss from trauma to 12 months after minor burns
    Description
    Nitrogen loss is calculated from 24-h-urine collection (urea).
    Time Frame
    Measured within 2 weeks after injury, 1, 3, 6, 12 months after injury.
    Title
    Weight development from trauma to 12 months after minor burns
    Description
    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.
    Time Frame
    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.
    Title
    Frequency of infection from trauma to 12 months after minor burns
    Description
    As surrogate parameter for frequency of infections the number, sort, dose, and length of antibiotic treatment(s) during the period
    Time Frame
    within 2 weeks after injury, 1, 3, 6, 12 month after injury
    Title
    Wound healing from trauma to 12 months after minor burns
    Description
    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
    Time Frame
    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

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Minimum Age & Unit of Time
    18 Years
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    No
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: Minor burn, TBSA < 20 % Age ≥ 18 years old Understands Swedish or English verbally and in writing Mentally adequate Oral and written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Patients deemed not to be able to complete study protocol. TBSA < 2 %.
    Central Contact Person:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
    Josefin Dimander, PhD-student
    Phone
    +46-(0)721419359
    Email
    josefin.dimander@akademiska.se
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
    Fredrik RM Huss, Ass Prof
    Phone
    +46707941574
    Email
    fredrik.huss@surgsci.uu.se
    Overall Study Officials:
    First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
    Fredrik RM Huss, Ass Prof
    Organizational Affiliation
    Burn Center, Dept. of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery
    Official's Role
    Principal Investigator

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Plan to Share IPD
    No

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