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CompletedNCT00142220

The Benefit of Adding Fish Oil to the Nutrition of Critically Ill Patients

Comparison Between Two Different Proportions of Omega-3- and Omega-6-Fatty Acids in the Parenteral Nutrition of Critically Ill Patients

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
160 (planned)
Sponsor
University Medicine Greifswald · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
0 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

We study whether an increased proportion of omega-3-fatty acids (contained in fish oil) in the nutrition of critically ill patients reduces systemic inflammation.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGDefined percentage of omega-3-fatty acids

Timeline

Start date
2004-01-01
First posted
2005-09-02
Last updated
2006-09-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00142220. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.