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Management of Refeeding Syndrome in Critical Illness: An Australasian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (AuSPEN) Endorsed Multi-centre Phase II Randomised Controlled Trial.

In Critically Ill patients with Refeeding-related Hypophosphataemia, does energy restricted nutritional support compared with Standard/Usual care affect Intensive Care Unit (ICU) free days. A Phase II multi-centre randomised controlled trial.

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12609001043224
Enrollment
348
Registered
2009-12-07
Start date
2010-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Protocol directed and energy restricted nutritional support during management of refeeding-related hypophosphataemia. Protocol currently under development by management committee and will be based on review of best available evidence.

Sponsors

National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Lead SponsorGovernment body

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Patients will be considered eligible for the trial is all of the following inclusion criteria are met at the time of screening: 1)Presence of refeeding hyphosphataemia (a serum phosphate drop of more than 0.16mmol/l from a previous reading to below 0.65mmol/L within 72 hours of the onset of nutritional support, 2)Age at least 18 years, 3) ICU specialist intends to manage the patient with continued normal nutritional support

Exclusion criteria

Patients will be considered ineligible for the trial if any of the following exclusion criteria are met at the time of screening: 1)Intensive Care Unit (ICU) discharge anticipated on day of screening or day after screening, 2)Diabetic ketoacidosis, 3)Presence of acute or chronic renal failure, 4)Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for palliative care only and not expected to survive hospital discharge, 5)Moribund and not expected to survive 24 hours, 6)Brain dead or suspected to be brain dead, or 7)Admitted to the study Intensive Care Unit (ICU) directly from another Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026