Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to Promote Growth in Cystic Fibrosis
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Pulmonary |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 2 - 12 |
| Updated: | 3/28/2019 |
| Start Date: | May 17, 2018 |
| End Date: | April 30, 2019 |
| Contact: | Ryan T Pitman, M.D. |
| Email: | rpitman@wustl.edu |
| Phone: | 314-454-4173 |
Pilot Study of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food to Promote Weight Gain in Cystic Fibrosis
Children with cystic fibrosis require increased caloric intake to maintain appropriate
growth, an important determinant of long-term outcomes. This study seeks to determine the
feasibility of using a novel therapeutic food to promote weight gain and growth in children
with cystic fibrosis.
growth, an important determinant of long-term outcomes. This study seeks to determine the
feasibility of using a novel therapeutic food to promote weight gain and growth in children
with cystic fibrosis.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Cystic Fibrosis diagnosed by sweat test or genetic testing.
- Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency and receiving pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy
- BMI or weight for age of less than the 50th percentile
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cystic fibrosis related diabetes mellitus
- Cystic fibrosis related liver disease.
- Anaphylactic or other allergy to peanut, cow's milk, oat flour or other RUTF
ingredients.
- Patients who are status-post lung or liver transplantation
- Currently receiving enteral supplemental nutrition through gastrostomy or nasogastric
tube.
We found this trial at
1
site
660 S Euclid Ave
Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
Saint Louis, Missouri 63110
(314) 362-5000
Washington University School of Medicine Washington University Physicians is the clinical practice of the School...
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