Glutamine Popsicles in Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT)/Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) Patients
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Nutrition is an important part of the recovery process after having a head injury so that
subjects can gain strength and fight off infection. Liquid nutrition formulas are often given
to patients through a tube that has been placed into the intestines for feeding when they are
unable to eat on their own. Some reports suggest that nutrition with extra amounts of the
amino acid called glutamine may decrease infections and hospital stay in severely injured
patients. The purpose of this study is to evaluate if giving extra amounts of an amino acid
called glutamine with liquid nutrition formulas will decrease the risk of infection and
length of stay in the intensive care unit after having a head injury.