Energy Metabolism in Patients With Short Bowel Syndrome

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Short Bowel Syndrome

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02113228

CAAE: 12271713.3.0000.5440 (Registry Identifier)

Process HCRP: 1822/2013

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study proposes to verify the total energy expenditure in patients with short bowel syndrome using the doubly labeled water method, as well as determining the rate of oxidation of nutrients, aiming to assist the management of nutritional therapy for these patients.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Short bowel syndrome: short bowel syndrome patients with gastrointestinal transit time less or equal 30 minutes.
• Control group: patients with the same gender, presenting age and chronic diseases similar with volunteers from the group with short bowel syndrome.

Exclusion criteria

• Short bowel syndrome: time of bowel resection surgery less than 1 year.

Trial design

22 participants in 2 patient groups

Short Bowel Syndrome

Description:

Verify the total energy expenditure in patients with short bowel syndrome using the doubly labeled water method.

Control Group

Description:

Verify the total energy expenditure in patients without short bowel syndrome using the doubly labeled water method.