NCT05586646

Effect of IV Alanyl Glutamine on Healing of Pressure Ulcers in Critically Ill Patients

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Air Force Specialized Hospital, Cairo, Egypt · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this clinical trial, we will assess pressure ulcer healing rates in critically ill patients supplemented with IV Alanyl-Glutamine in comparison with critically ill patients not supplemented with alanyl-glutamine.

Detailed description

This clinical trial will include 200 Egyptian Critically ill patients with bed sores equal or more than grade II selected from ward or ICU at Air Force specialized Hospital. They will be classified into 2 groups: * Group I: 100 critically ill patients will be enrolled on high protein diet and receiving IV alanyl Glutamine with dose 0.3 gm/kg/ day which equal 1.5 ml/kg/day of alanyl-glutamine until discharge from ICU, death (with duration of 2 weeks administration). * Group II: 100 critically ill patients will be enrolled on high protein diet either enteral or parenteral but not receiving any glutamine supplementations.

Conditions

• Pressure Ulcer

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	alanyl-glutamine	Amino acid solution for parenteral nutrition containing dipeptide alanyl-glutamine

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-04-01
• Primary completion: 2022-12-01
• Completion: 2022-12-01
• First posted: 2022-10-19
• Last updated: 2022-10-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt