Total Energy Expenditure, Protein Kinetics, and Body Composition in Recovering Burn Children.

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Conditions studied: Energy Expenditure in Burn Children, Protein Turnover in Burn Children

In brief

The purpose of this study is to measure resting energy expenditure, total energy expenditure, and physical activity in recovering burn children to better understand their relation to impaired growth and nutritional status; and to measure whole body and muscle protein turnover during recovery from burn injury to understand their impact on body composition and energy metabolism. It also aims to look at changes in lean body mass, fat mass, bone mineral density and bone mineral content during rehabilitation and during early convalescence.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01544868

Run by

Shriners Hospitals for Children

People needed

12

Starts

2011-11-01

Expected to finish

2013-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-08-20

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients > 2 less than 18 who have been admitted to our hospital for treatment of an initial wound size of 40% or greater total body surface area burn, which has subsequently healed

You may not qualify if…

• hemodynamically unstable
• not receiving enteral nutrition

Where it is running

• Shriners Hospitals For Chidren — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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