Assessment of Nutritional Status in Critically Ill Children in PICU
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age1-5
SponsorAssiut University
About this trial
This prospective cohort study aims to assess the nutritional status of critically ill children aged 1 month to 5 years admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit using a comprehensive ABCD approach including anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, and dietary assessment within 48 hours of admission, and to evaluate its association with clinical outcomes including duration of mechanical ventilation, length of PICU stay, and mortality.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age from 1 month to 5 years
Admitted to PICU with expected length of stay greater than 48 hours
Written informed consent from parents or legal guardians
Disqualifiers
Chronic renal or hepatic disease known to affect serum protein levels
Incomplete medical records or discharged or transferred before first laboratory sample could be obtained
Receiving nutritional support enteral or parenteral prior to PICU admission for condition unrelated to current critical illness
Trial population
Critically ill children aged 1 month to 5 years admitted to PICU at Assiut University Children Hospital
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
103 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial groupGroup A: Critically ill children in PICU
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Nutritional status at PICU admission assessed by ABCD approach
Number of children classified as malnourished based on comprehensive ABCD assessment including anthropometric measurements body mass index z-score mid-upper arm circumference skinfold thickness, biochemical markers albumin prealbumin total protein, clinical signs of muscle and fat loss, and dietary intake, obtained within 48 hours of PICU admission
Time frame
At baseline within 48 hours of admissionSecondary outcomes
1
Duration of mechanical ventilation
Length of mechanical ventilation in days
Time frame
Up to 30 days2
Length of PICU stay
Length of stay in the pediatric intensive care unit in days
Time frame
Up to 30 days3
PICU mortality
Number of children who die during PICU stay
Time frame
Up to 30 days4
Feeding intolerance and refeeding syndrome
Number of children who develop feeding intolerance or refeeding syndrome during PICU stay
Time frame
Up to 30 daysLocations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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