Research projects

Intensive care

The EFFORT II Project

Tipology:

Interventional multicentric trial

Achievements:

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of sustained nutritional support after discharge compared to home nutrition in patients at nutritional risk. The goal is to reduce mortality, prevent complications, and prevent decline in functional capacity.

Clinical Trials.gov Identifier:

NCT04926597

Main researchers:

Prof. Dr. med. Philipp Schuetz – Head of Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine – Kantonsspital Aarau.

Prof. Dr. med. Zeno Stanga – University Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition – Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern.

Bivenergy

Tipology:

Monocentric observational study

Achievements:

Differential assessment between energy balance by IC and BMR by BIVA to estimate daily endogenous energy production (EEP) in order to calibrate the true exogenous nutrient requirements in ICU patients.

Main researchers:

Dott.ssa Scarcella Marialaura – Direttrice Anestesia e Rianimazione – Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Maria di Terni – Terni

Phase Angle and bioelectric impedance Vectorial analysis in Critical Care: the PhACC study

Tipology:

Multicentric trial

Achievements:

Evaluation of the predictive value of bioimpedance parameters on mortality in intensive care patients.

Main researchers:

Prof. Danilo RadrizzaniDirector of Intensive Care Unit, Legnano Hospital
Prof. Riccardo CaccialanzaDirector of Multispecialty Dept. of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition – Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Hospital – Pavia

Active tags: INTENSIVE CARE



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