# A Study to Investigate the Effect of HMB on Skeletal Muscle Wasting in Early Critical Illness

> **NCT03464708** · PHASE2 · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust** · enrollment: 68 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Critical Illness

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** HMB
- **OTHER:** Lactose (placebo)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03464708
- **Lead sponsor:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2018-06-18
- **Primary completion:** 2021-05
- **Final completion:** 2021-08
- **Target enrollment:** 68 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2021-03-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03464708

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03464708, "A Study to Investigate the Effect of HMB on Skeletal Muscle Wasting in Early Critical Illness". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-30 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03464708. Licensed CC0.

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