NCT01176695

Efficacy and Safety of a Fish Oil Containing Lipid Emulsion

A Randomized, Double Blind, Controlled, Parallel Group, Multicenter Study on the Efficacy and Safety of a Fish Oil Containing Lipid Emulsion vs. a Medium and Long Chain Lipid Emulsion in Patients Undergoing Elective Abdominal Surgery of Moderate Severity

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 240 (actual)
• Sponsor: B. Braun Melsungen AG · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 85 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare a fish oil containing lipid emulsion against a medium-chain/long-chain triglyceride (MCT/LCT) lipid emulsion in terms of their efficacy and safety during postoperative parenteral nutrition.

Conditions

• Parenteral Nutrition

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	fish oil containing lipid emulsion	medium chain triglycerides, long chain triglycerides, omega-3 fatty acid containing triglycerides
DRUG	MCT/LCT containing lipid emulsion	medium chain triglycerides, long chain triglycerides

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-04-01
• Primary completion: 2011-04-01
• Completion: 2011-04-01
• First posted: 2010-08-06
• Last updated: 2012-01-10

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: China