Perioperative Nutritional Optimization in Patients With Critical Limb Ischemia

Who is this study for? Patients with Critical Limb Ischemia, Malnutrition
What treatments are being studied? Ensure Surgery Immunonutrition Shake+Ensure Enlive Advanced Nutrition Shake
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Early Phase 1
SUMMARY

A prospective pilot study examining nutritional supplements among vascular surgery patients with Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI). CLI patients have a high rate of malnutrition and has the potential to benefit greatly from nutritional intervention. The investigators plan to evaluate nutrition and functional status of patients by assessing objective lab values and the use of the hand grip strength test. Providing perioperative nutritional supplements to patients has potentially improved their nutritional status, which in turn may improve the patient's clinical status after surgery.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 99
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Critical Limb Ischemia

Locations
United States
Massachusetts
Boston Medical Center
RECRUITING
Boston
Contact Information
Primary
Jeffrey J Siracuse, MD
Jeffrey.Siracuse@bmc.org
617-638-8488
Backup
Myriam Castagne, B.S
Myriam.Castagne@bmc.org
617-638-8622
Time Frame
Start Date: 2018-10-02
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 30
Treatments
Experimental: Nutritional Supplement
Administration of Ensure Surgery Immunonutrition Shake and ensure Enlive Advanced Nutrition Shake.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Vascular & Endovascular Surgery Society, Abbott
Leads: Boston Medical Center

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