Oxepa in Multiple Trauma (OMT)

November 21, 2013 updated by: Pierre singer, Rabin Medical Center

Oxepa in Multiple Trauma: Prospective, Randomized, Comparative, Double-blind, Controlled Clinical Study

This is a single-center, prospective, randomized, comparative, double-blind controlled clinical study mend to assess the effect of enteral feeding with Oxepa (a fish oil-based nutrition), compared to an isocaloric control, on oxygenation and clinical outcomes in mechanically ventilated trauma patients.

The study population will be adults admitted to the ICU due to multiple-trauma or head trauma as a result of a gun shut, motor vehicle accidents, fall, workplace accident etc.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Primary outcome:

Improvement in oxygenation

Secondary outcomes:

Significant improvement in other clinical and laboratory end points.

Primary endpoint:

Pulmonary function:

Oxygenation (PO2- FIO2 ratio)

  • Incidence of ALI
  • Length of Ventilation (LOV)

Secondary endpoints:

Rate of complications:

-New organ failure.

Rate of new infections:

-wound infection, bacteremia, ventilation associated pneumonia.

Pain:

-Pain score and analgesic use

Morbidity/ mortality:

  • Length of ICU stay
  • Length of hospitalization
  • 28 day mortality
  • Hospital mortality

All patients will commence enteral feeding via a nasogastric or orogastric tube; allocation to either Oxepa or Pulmocare/Jevity (control group) will be determined by randomization code. Patients will be prescribed to receive a daily amount of enteral formula that provides at least 80% of their energy; the latter will be calculated every 48 to 72 hours by Indirect Calorimetric (IC) measurement of Resting Energy Expenditure (REE). Tolerance of EN will be assessed by measurement of Gastric Residual Volume (GRV) every 8 hrs and the mode of feeding will be modified accordingly.

Treatment:

Enrolled patients will be randomly divided into a control group and an intervention group.

Control group treatment:

Will be administered Pulmocare or Jevity (enteral nutrition formula, ABBOTT), at a dose determined by a patient's energy expenditure and tolerance of enteral feeding.

Intervention group treatment:

Will be administered with Oxepa (enteral nutrition formula, ABBOTT), at a dose determined by a patient's energy expenditure and tolerance of enteral feeding.

Treatment duration:

The above formulas will be/delivered until the first of the following occurs:

  • patients resume regular oral feeding
  • day 28/ discharge from ICU/ exitus
  • Patients transferred to Total Parenteral Nutrition Note: the attending physician according to the patient's needs will determine feeding of patients from there on.

Study termination (end of all study procedures):

  • day 28/ discharge from ICU
  • Patients transferred to Total Parenteral Nutrition before day 3 of the study

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

120

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

  • Name: Pierre Singer, Principal Investigator MD
  • Phone Number: 972-3-9376521
  • Email: psinger@clalit.org.il

Study Locations

      • Petach Tikva, Israel, 49100
        • Recruiting
        • Rabin Medical Center, Campus Beilinson
        • Contact:
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Shaul Lev, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Milana Grinev, RN
        • Contact:
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Miriam Ben Harosh Katz, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Miriam Theilla, RN, MSC
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Shapiro Haim, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Ronit Anbar, RD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Dana Pinsker, RD

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Males and females aged 18-90 years with multiple-trauma or head trauma admitted to the ICU.
  2. Enteral nutrition can be initiated within 36 hours of admission/ injury.
  3. Mechanical ventilation.

Exclusion criteria:

  1. Severe underlying systemic disease and /or treatment with immunosuppressive agents.
  2. Contra-indication for Enteral Nutrition (mechanical or functional bowel. obstruction, high-output fistula, severe necrotizing pancreatitis).
  3. 2nd /3rd degree burns covering > 66% BSA.
  4. Pregnancy.
  5. Participants under the age of 18.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Oxepa
Oxepa (enteral nutrition formula, ABBOTT)will be administered at a dose determined by a patient's energy expenditure and tolerance of enteral feeding.
Oxepa will be administered(enteral nutrition formula, ABBOTT), at a dose determined by a patient's energy expenditure and tolerance of enteral feeding
A dose determined by a patient's energy expenditure and tolerance of enteral feeding.
Active Comparator: Control group
Pulmocare or Jevity (enteral nutrition formula, ABBOTT)will be administered at a dose determined by a patient's energy expenditure and tolerance of enteral feeding.
Pulmocare or Jevity (enteral nutrition formula, ABBOTT)will be administered at a dose determined by a patient's energy expenditure and tolerance of enteral feeding.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Oxygenation (PO2/FIO2 ratio)
Time Frame: 2 years
PO2/FIO2 ratio; assessed by measuring arterial blood gases (AVL Omni Technology, Graz, Austria) and ventilator settings (10)
2 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
TNF-α, CRP (markers of inflammatory response)
Time Frame: 2 years
Concentration of circulating inflammatory markers: TNF-α, CRP concentrations
2 years
Fatty acid composition of RBC phospholipids, including n-3:n-6 ratio (markers of n-3 PUFA incorporation into blood cell membranes)
Time Frame: 2 years
Fatty acid composition of RBC membrane (thin liquid chromatography)
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Pierre Singer, MD, Professor, Rabin Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

May 1, 2014

Study Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 1, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 6, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

April 7, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 25, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 21, 2013

Last Verified

October 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PHMD- OT- 01

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