Patients´ Experiences of Calorimetry Measurements
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUppsala University Hospital
About this trial
A severe burn injury affects not only the skin but also how the body uses energy. Many patients have increased energy needs during recovery, and healthcare professionals use a method called indirect calorimetry to measure the body's energy expenditure and help provide appropriate nutritional treatment.
During the measurement, the patient rests comfortably while wearing a transparent canopy over the head for approximately 10 to 30 minutes. The equipment measures oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production to estimate the body's energy needs.
Although indirect calorimetry is commonly used in burn care, little is known about how patients experience the procedure. The aim of this study is to explore patients' experiences of undergoing indirect calorimetry after a burn injury.
Participants will be interviewed about their experiences of the measurement. By analyzing these interviews, we hope to gain a better understanding of patients' perspectives and identify ways to improve information, preparation, comfort, and overall care related to the procedure. Ultimately, this may help make the assessment more comfortable for patients and support high-quality individualized nutritional treatment.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Patients post-burn admitted to the BurnCentre at Uppsala university hospital
18 years or older
Swedish/english speaking
With experience of at least one calorimetry measurement during burn care post-trauma
Disqualifiers
Not fulfilling inclusion criteria
Trial population
Patients post-burn admitted to the BurnCentre at Uppsala university hospital, 18 years or older, swedish/english speaking, with experience of at least one calorimetry measurement.
Trial design
Design model
Other
Time perspective
Other
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
20 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial groupGroup A: Patients post-burn
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Patients´ experiences
Patients´ experiences before, during and after calorimetry measurement is explored with a semi-structered interview guide. The interview will be conducted within two weeks from the measurment at the Burn Centre. The interviews will be recorded, transcribed and analysed with content analysis.
Time frame
The interviews will be conducted within two weeks from the calorimetry measurment.Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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