Amino Acid Supplementation in Recovery From Severe Burns
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Official title
Amino Acid Benefits in Pediatric Burn Patients Who Participate in Exercise.
Brief summary
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Exercise during recovery is now Standard of Care at Shriners Hospital for Children Galveston, since positive effects of exercise training were found on lean body mass and recovery after burns. Essential amino acids (EAA) effective in healthy individuals.Thus, EAA supplementation in children recovering from burns, may potentially augment the effects of exercise by increase muscle mass, improve muscle fat oxidation, reduce tissue fat, and possibly improve insulin resistance.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01618630
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 20 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- EAA Supplementation + Exercise Training Dietary Supplement
- Placebo + Exercise Training Dietary Supplement
Dietary Supplement
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 7 Years to 17 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Apr 30, 2012
- Primary completion
- Dec 4, 2016
- Completion
- Dec 4, 2017
- Last update posted
- Dec 10, 2018
2012 – 2017
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Galveston | Texas | 77550 | — |
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