Status:
TERMINATED
Incidence of Diarrhea Using High and Low Osmolality Enteral Tube Feeding in Critically Ill Surgical Patients
Lead Sponsor:
University of Utah
Conditions:
Tube Feeding
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose and primary objective of this study is to determine if there is an association between enteral tube feed (TF) osmolality and diarrhea in critically ill patients. The investigators hypothes...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- age \>18 years
- admitted to SICU or CVICU requiring TF for enteral nutrition
- anticipated ICU stay and TF requirement \>72 hours
Exclusion
- Contraindication to receiving one of the study TF formulations
- Inability to tolerate at least 75% of estimated requirement by day 3 of enteral TF administration
- Clostridium difficile infection or other cause of infectious diarrhea prior to study enrollment
- Presence of an ileostomy or colostomy
- History of inflammatory bowel disease, bowel resection, short gut syndrome, or chronic diarrhea
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 2 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03487744
Start Date
July 2 2018
End Date
June 30 2019
Last Update
July 23 2019
Active Locations (1)
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University of Utah Health
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112