Status:
UNKNOWN
Coffee Against Obstipation in Intensive Care Treatment
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital Heidelberg
Conditions:
Obstipation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Coffee might stimulate bowel movement and thus overcome obstipation in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
Detailed Description
Critically ill patients requiring ventilator support frequently suffer from obstipation. We hypothesize that coffee, administered either orally or rectally, might stimulate bowel movement.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- admission to the medical intensive care unit of the Dept. of Gastroenterology at the university hospital heidelberg
- requires ventilator support for an anticipated more than 72 hours
- age older than 18 years
Exclusion
- pregnancy
- known allergy to coffee
- mechanical ileus
- presence of enterostoma
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01473966
Start Date
November 1 2011
End Date
June 1 2014
Last Update
November 17 2011
Active Locations (1)
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University hospital of Heidelberg
Heidelberg, Germany, 69120