Glutamine Popsicles in Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)/Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Patients

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Bone Marrow Transplantation, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantion

In brief

Nutrition is an important part of the recovery process after having a head injury so that subjects can gain strength and fight off infection. Liquid nutrition formulas are often given to patients through a tube that has been placed into the intestines for feeding when they are unable to eat on their own. Some reports suggest that nutrition with extra amounts of the amino acid called glutamine may decrease infections and hospital stay in severely injured patients. The purpose of this study is to evaluate if giving extra amounts of an amino acid called glutamine with liquid nutrition formulas will decrease the risk of infection and length of stay in the intensive care unit after having a head injury.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00204958

Run by

University of Wisconsin, Madison

People needed

50

Starts

2004-02-01

Expected to finish

2007-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-10-01

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Males
• Nonpregnant females
• Receiving chemotherapy for BMT/HSCT

You may not qualify if…

• Documented hepatic dysfunction
• History of cirrhosis
• History of acute renal failure (creatinine clearance < 25 mL/min)
• Gastrointestinal malabsorptive disorder

Where it is running

• University of Wisconsin — Madison, Wisconsin, United States

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