Function and Nutrition in Patients admitted to Weaning Units (FUN-Weaning)

Function and Nutrition in Patients admitted to Weaning Units (FUN-Weaning) - FUN-Weaning

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00032413

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-25

Start date

2023-11-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Critical Care

Interventions

Group 1: Observational arm This observational study assesses the relationship between nutrition and physical/ cognitive function in patients admitted to weaning units after critical illness. The patie

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Patients admitted to the weaning unit after critical illness -informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating patients (as ruled out in clinical routine) 2. Limited life expectancy (death expected within 3 months due to underlying disease) 3. Patients unable to follow orders from the study personnel (language barriers, neurological, psychiatric disorders)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Longitudinal course of handgrip strength	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Nutrition-related outcomes: nutritional risk and status, dosage, timing and route of nutrition, complications guideline-adherence - Physiotherapy-related outcomes: duration type and intensity of physiotherapy - Function-related outcomes: Mucle mass and strength, activities of daily living, frailty, cognitive function - Clinical outcomes: duration of ventilation and stay, mortality, organ dysfunction, complications	—

Measure

Time frame

- Nutrition-related outcomes: nutritional risk and status, dosage, timing and route of nutrition, complications guideline-adherence - Physiotherapy-related outcomes: duration type and intensity of physiotherapy - Function-related outcomes: Mucle mass and strength, activities of daily living, frailty, cognitive function - Clinical outcomes: duration of ventilation and stay, mortality, organ dysfunction, complications

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAileen Hill

Uniklinik RWTH Aachen

ahill@ukaachen.de+492418038166

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026