Plasma Citrulline Level in Relation to Absorptive Surface

Ghent University Hospital (UZ)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intestinal Failure

Treatments: Procedure: Blood sampling

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00286039

2005/163

Details and patient eligibility

About

Correlation between determination of citrulline in plasma or dried blood

Reference ranges for healthy children and babies

Longitudinal follow-up of citrulline in preterm babies

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 0-18 years
• preterm babies up to 1.500g
• preterm babies over 1.500g

Exclusion criteria

• gastro-intestinal problems (except for the preterm babies)
• congenital metabolic disorders
• dysfunction of the liver or kidneys
• congenital defects

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)