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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN86283280
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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Public title
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The incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill patients: comparison of enteral (EN) versus parenteral (PN) nutrition support
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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N0016141094
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Study hypothesis
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Can the incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia be reduced by parenteral nutrition during the acute phase of critical illness?
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Lay summary
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Nutrition support
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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Patients expected to require ventilation for 5 or more days
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Not provided at time of registration
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Anticipated start date
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29/03/2004
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Anticipated end date
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29/03/2006
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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Not provided at time of registration
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Interventions
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Prospective randomised open clinical study taking place at a single centre (ICU_CXH). Patients will be randomised to enteral (EN) versus parenteral (PN) nutrition support.
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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1. Incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia
2. The number of ventilator free days
3. ICU length of stay
4. ICU mortality
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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Not provided at time of registration
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Sources of funding
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1. Hammersmith Hospital NHS Trust (UK)
2. NHS R&D Support (UK) - Funding 2004/05
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Trial website
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Publications
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Contact name
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Dr
Mark
Palazzo
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Address
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Intensive Care Unit
Charing Cross Hospital
Fulham Palace Road
Hammersmith
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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W6 8RF
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)20 8846 7018
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Fax
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+44 (0)20 8846 7585
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Email
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m.palazzo@imperial.ac.uk
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Sponsor
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Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2005 Update - Department of Health (UK)
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Address
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The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
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City/town
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London
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Zip/Postcode
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SW1A 2NL
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Tel
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+44 (0)20 7307 2622
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Fax
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+44 (0)20 7307 2623
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Email
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dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
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Date applied
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30/09/2005
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Last edited
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15/04/2010
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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30/09/2005
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