TARGET (The Augmented versus Routine approach to Giving Energy Trial)

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Year:

2015

Duration:

52 months

Approved budget:

$1,200,000.25

Researchers:

Professor Paul Young

Host:

Medical Research Institute of New Zealand

Health issue:

Nutrition

Proposal type:

Project

Lay summary

TARGET is a 4000-patient, multicentre, double-blinded, randomised controlled clinical trial designed to determine if delivery of the full-recommended calorie (energy) requirement to critically ill patients via a feeding tube improves 90 day survival when compared to standard practice.

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