MalnutritionNCT02740205
Efficacy and Safety of the Implementation of an Algorithm for Enteral Nutrition Support.
A study testing Algorithm for enteral nutrition support in people with Malnutrition, run by Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran at 1 site in Mexico.
Trial summary
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the implementation of an Algorithm for enteral nutrition support compared with usual standard practice in non-critical hospitalized patients: ASNET algorithm. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Malnutrition
- What is being tested?
- Algorithm for enteral nutrition support
- Type of treatment
- Injection or infusion
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 90 participants
- Where
- 1 siteMexico
- Study dates
- Oct 2014to 13 Aug 2020
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Candidate to receive exclusively enteral nutrition
- Consent form signed
Who cannot join
- Patients in critical areas
- Carcinomatosis
- ICU admission
- Intestinal failure
- Receiving tube feeding prior to hospitalization
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Mexico1 site
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán
Mexico City, Mexico City, 14000
About this study
Official title: Efficacy and Safety of the Implementation of an Algorithm for Enteral Nutrition Support Compared With Traditional Practice in Non-critical Patients: Randomized Clinical Trial, Simple Blind.
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the implementation of an Algorithm for enteral nutrition support compared with usual standard practice in non-critical hospitalized patients: ASNET algorithm.
Read the detailed description
The algorithms for the enteral nutrition support also called protocols had been developed and implemented in the intensive care units (ICU) across the world to enhance the provision of calories and proteins via enteral nutrition (EN), increasing the proportion of patients that received an optimal amount (80-85% of their energy and protein requirements), and decreasing the caloric and protein debt. The algorithm includes different designs and interventions, the variability of the design is because the algorithm is adapted to the local necessities.
The principal reason for the algorithm implementation is the rate of underfed (receiving <80% of prescribed of energy and protein requirements) as a result of numerous causes 26% considered avoidable events, and the variation of the clinical practice. There's a universal consensus that the EN is the principal artificial way for the macro-micro nutrients delivery, it comes with the novelty "if the gut works, use it or prepare to lose it". The evidence shows that the EN is more physiological and when the patients received the optimal amount of EN the clinical outcomes (length of hospital stay, mortality and infection rates) can decrease significantly. In average 74% of the patients in the ICU that received EN are underfed, in Mexico 71% of the hospitalized patients with EN in non-critical areas are underfed, receiving only 61% of their energy requirements during their hospitalization.
The investigators propose an algorithm for the EN support based on evidence, in order to avoid the variability in the prescription that include a prediction equation according to the BMI to calculate the energy and protein requirements. The algorithm propose the range for the initial infusion for the gastric and post-pyloric feeding in continuous infusion and evaluated the tolerability, if there is no signs and symptoms of intolerance then the infusion can be increased. If the subject present intolerability to the EN (diarrhea, abdominal distention), an action in the algorithm indicate options rather than the suspension. Moreover when the EN is interrupt for a reason that is not intolerance and only if the patient already reach the goal rate the compensatory feed table can be use it. As a part of the intervention, several educational sessions for the medical, nutritionist and nurse staff were performed during the period of the study.
The investigators hypothesize that the implementation of the algorithm for EN support will increase the amount of energy and protein safely and effectively to the patients compared with the usual practice.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the implementation of an algorithm for EN support (ASNET).
- Conditions
- Malnutrition
- Being tested
- Algorithm for enteral nutrition support
- Keywords
- Patients with Enteral Feeding
- Medical subject headings
- Malnutrition
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Algorithm for enteral nutrition supportOther
Also called Protocol for enteral nutrition support
Enteral nutrition support prescribed by the Clinical Nutrition Service under the instructions of the algorithm based on evidence
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Control group | No intervention | Hospital's standard EN support at the discretion of the Clinical Nutrition Service that is composed by physicians, dietitians, and students, provides nutritional assessments, recommendations and consultations for the in-patients that required nutrition support during their hospitalization stay. There is no protocols or algorithms for the nutritional support in our institution, the currently clinical practice of the EN is prescribed by the physician, dietitians and students during the morning rounds each 24h, the kind of EN formulas prescribed depends of the clinical status of the patient, when the patients required protein supplements modular protein supplements are added. |
| Algorithm for enteral nutrition support | Experimental | Initial infusion of 20 to 40 ml/h, evaluated the tolerability in the next 8-12h, then the infusion can be increased 25 ml/ 8-12h for gastric infusion and 10-20 ml/h for the post-pyloric feeding, for bolus infusion an initial infusion of 125 ml each 4-5hrs and evaluated the tolerability in the next 8-12h. If the subject present intolerability to the EN, the action in the algorithm indicate hold the infusion 4h then restarted at 10 ml/h with prokinetics agents rather than the suspension. As a part of the intervention, several educational sessions for the medical, nutritionist and nurse staff were performed during the period of the study. Receives: Other: Algorithm for enteral nutrition support |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Adequacy of enteral nutrition
The percentage of energy and proteins received by the patient trough tube feeds in contrast with the prescription
Measured: 4 days
Secondary outcomes (1)
Security variable
The rate of gastrointestinal complications:
diarrhea (>500cc), abdominal distention, emesis.
Measured: 30 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Apr 2016 (estimated)
- Study startOct 2014
- Primary completion13 Aug 2020
- Study completion13 Aug 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (23)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
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More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 90 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Aurora Elizabeth Serralde Zúñiga, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
- Investigators
- Aurora E Serralde-Zúñiga, MD,PhD, Principal investigator, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02740205
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 1390
- Status last verified
- Mar 2022
- First submitted
- 12 Apr 2016
- Last updated
- 4 Apr 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Mackenzie SL, Zygun DA, Whitmore BL, Doig CJ, Hameed SM. Implementation of a nutrition support protocol increases the proportion of mechanically ventilated patients reaching enteral nutrition targets in the adult intensive care unit. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2005 Mar-Apr;29(2):74-80. doi: 10.1177/014860710502900274.
PubMed 15772383Kiss CM, Byham-Gray L, Denmark R, Loetscher R, Brody RA. The impact of implementation of a nutrition support algorithm on nutrition care outcomes in an intensive care unit. Nutr Clin Pract. 2012 Dec;27(6):793-801. doi: 10.1177/0884533612457178.
PubMed 23135707Arabi Y, Haddad S, Sakkijha M, Al Shimemeri A. The impact of implementing an enteral tube feeding protocol on caloric and protein delivery in intensive care unit patients. Nutr Clin Pract. 2004 Oct;19(5):523-30. doi: 10.1177/0115426504019005523.
PubMed 16215149Heyland DK, Cahill NE, Dhaliwal R, Wang M, Day AG, Alenzi A, Aris F, Muscedere J, Drover JW, McClave SA. Enhanced protein-energy provision via the enteral route in critically ill patients: a single center feasibility trial of the PEP uP protocol. Crit Care. 2010;14(2):R78. doi: 10.1186/cc8991. Epub 2010 Apr 29.
PubMed 20429886Ventura AM, Waitzberg DL. Enteral nutrition protocols for critically ill patients: are they necessary? Nutr Clin Pract. 2015 Jun;30(3):351-62. doi: 10.1177/0884533614547765. Epub 2014 Sep 23.
PubMed 25249598Martin CM, Doig GS, Heyland DK, Morrison T, Sibbald WJ; Southwestern Ontario Critical Care Research Network. Multicentre, cluster-randomized clinical trial of algorithms for critical-care enteral and parenteral therapy (ACCEPT). CMAJ. 2004 Jan 20;170(2):197-204.
PubMed 14734433Heyland DK, Cahill N, Day AG. Optimal amount of calories for critically ill patients: depends on how you slice the cake! Crit Care Med. 2011 Dec;39(12):2619-26. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318226641d.
PubMed 21705881Taylor B, Brody R, Denmark R, Southard R, Byham-Gray L. Improving enteral delivery through the adoption of the "Feed Early Enteral Diet adequately for Maximum Effect (FEED ME)" protocol in a surgical trauma ICU: a quality improvement review. Nutr Clin Pract. 2014 Oct;29(5):639-48. doi: 10.1177/0884533614539705.
PubMed 25155862Bowman A, Greiner JE, Doerschug KC, Little SB, Bombei CL, Comried LM. Implementation of an evidence-based feeding protocol and aspiration risk reduction algorithm. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2005 Oct-Dec;28(4):324-33; quiz 334-5. doi: 10.1097/00002727-200510000-00004.
PubMed 16239821Woien H, Bjork IT. Nutrition of the critically ill patient and effects of implementing a nutritional support algorithm in ICU. J Clin Nurs. 2006 Feb;15(2):168-77. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01262.x.
PubMed 16422734Martins JR, Shiroma GM, Horie LM, Logullo L, Silva Mde L, Waitzberg DL. Factors leading to discrepancies between prescription and intake of enteral nutrition therapy in hospitalized patients. Nutrition. 2012 Sep;28(9):864-7. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2011.07.025. Epub 2011 Nov 25.
PubMed 22119484Lottes Stewart M. Nutrition support protocols and their influence on the delivery of enteral nutrition: a systematic review. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2014 Jun;11(3):194-9. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12036. Epub 2014 May 19.
PubMed 24841717Cahill NE, Murch L, Cook D, Heyland DK; Canadian Critical Care Trials Group. Improving the provision of enteral nutrition in the intensive care unit: a description of a multifaceted intervention tailored to overcome local barriers. Nutr Clin Pract. 2014 Feb;29(1):110-7. doi: 10.1177/0884533613516512. Epub 2013 Dec 16.
PubMed 24344255Peev MP, Yeh DD, Quraishi SA, Osler P, Chang Y, Gillis E, Albano CE, Darak S, Velmahos GC. Causes and consequences of interrupted enteral nutrition: a prospective observational study in critically ill surgical patients. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2015 Jan;39(1):21-7. doi: 10.1177/0148607114526887. Epub 2014 Apr 7.
PubMed 24714361Heyland DK, Cahill NE, Dhaliwal R, Sun X, Day AG, McClave SA. Impact of enteral feeding protocols on enteral nutrition delivery: results of a multicenter observational study. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2010 Nov-Dec;34(6):675-84. doi: 10.1177/0148607110364843.
PubMed 21097768
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 4 Apr 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Efficacy and Safety of the Implementation of an Algorithm for Enteral Nutrition Support Compared With Traditional Practice in Non-critical Patients: Randomized Clinical Trial, Simple Blind.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02740205
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 1390
- Conditions
- Malnutrition
- Keywords
- Patients with Enteral Feeding
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 90 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador ZubiranUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Oct 2014
- Primary completion
- 13 Aug 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 13 Aug 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 15 Apr 2016 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the implementation of an Algorithm for enteral nutrition support compared with usual standard practice in non-critical hospitalized patients: ASNET algorithm.
Detailed description
The algorithms for the enteral nutrition support also called protocols had been developed and implemented in the intensive care units (ICU) across the world to enhance the provision of calories and proteins via enteral nutrition (EN), increasing the proportion of patients that received an optimal amount (80-85% of their energy and protein requirements), and decreasing the caloric and protein debt. The algorithm includes different designs and interventions, the variability of the design is because the algorithm is adapted to the local necessities.
The principal reason for the algorithm implementation is the rate of underfed (receiving <80% of prescribed of energy and protein requirements) as a result of numerous causes 26% considered avoidable events, and the variation of the clinical practice. There's a universal consensus that the EN is the principal artificial way for the macro-micro nutrients delivery, it comes with the novelty "if the gut works, use it or prepare to lose it". The evidence shows that the EN is more physiological and when the patients received the optimal amount of EN the clinical outcomes (length of hospital stay, mortality and infection rates) can decrease significantly. In average 74% of the patients in the ICU that received EN are underfed, in Mexico 71% of the hospitalized patients with EN in non-critical areas are underfed, receiving only 61% of their energy requirements during their hospitalization.
The investigators propose an algorithm for the EN support based on evidence, in order to avoid the variability in the prescription that include a prediction equation according to the BMI to calculate the energy and protein requirements. The algorithm propose the range for the initial infusion for the gastric and post-pyloric feeding in continuous infusion and evaluated the tolerability, if there is no signs and symptoms of intolerance then the infusion can be increased. If the subject present intolerability to the EN (diarrhea, abdominal distention), an action in the algorithm indicate options rather than the suspension. Moreover when the EN is interrupt for a reason that is not intolerance and only if the patient already reach the goal rate the compensatory feed table can be use it. As a part of the intervention, several educational sessions for the medical, nutritionist and nurse staff were performed during the period of the study.
The investigators hypothesize that the implementation of the algorithm for EN support will increase the amount of energy and protein safely and effectively to the patients compared with the usual practice.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the implementation of an algorithm for EN support (ASNET).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Control group | No intervention | –Hospital's standard EN support at the discretion of the Clinical Nutrition Service that is composed by physicians, dietitians, and students, provides nutritional assessments, recommendations and consultations for the in-patients that required nutrition support during their hospitalization stay. There is no protocols or algorithms for the nutritional support in our institution, the currently clinical practice of the EN is prescribed by the physician, dietitians and students during the morning rounds each 24h, the kind of EN formulas prescribed depends of the clinical status of the patient, when the patients required protein supplements modular protein supplements are added. |
| Algorithm for enteral nutrition support | Experimental | Other: Algorithm for enteral nutrition supportInitial infusion of 20 to 40 ml/h, evaluated the tolerability in the next 8-12h, then the infusion can be increased 25 ml/ 8-12h for gastric infusion and 10-20 ml/h for the post-pyloric feeding, for bolus infusion an initial infusion of 125 ml each 4-5hrs and evaluated the tolerability in the next 8-12h. If the subject present intolerability to the EN, the action in the algorithm indicate hold the infusion 4h then restarted at 10 ml/h with prokinetics agents rather than the suspension. As a part of the intervention, several educational sessions for the medical, nutritionist and nurse staff were performed during the period of the study. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Candidate to receive exclusively enteral nutrition
- Consent form signed
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Patients in critical areas
- Carcinomatosis
- ICU admission
- Intestinal failure
- Receiving tube feeding prior to hospitalization
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Algorithm for enteral nutrition supportAlso: Protocol for enteral nutrition supportEnteral nutrition support prescribed by the Clinical Nutrition Service under the instructions of the algorithm based on evidence | Other | Algorithm for enteral nutrition support |
Primary outcome
Adequacy of enteral nutrition
Time frame: 4 days
The percentage of energy and proteins received by the patient trough tube feeds in contrast with the prescription
1 secondary outcome
Security variable
Time frame: 30 days
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 4 Apr 2022.
- Background: PubMed 15772383Mackenzie SL, Zygun DA, Whitmore BL, Doig CJ, Hameed SM. Implementation of a nutrition support protocol increases the proportion of mechanically ventilated patients reaching enteral nutrition targets in the adult intensive care unit. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2005 Mar-Apr;29(2):74-80. doi: 10.1177/014860710502900274.
- Background: PubMed 23135707Kiss CM, Byham-Gray L, Denmark R, Loetscher R, Brody RA. The impact of implementation of a nutrition support algorithm on nutrition care outcomes in an intensive care unit. Nutr Clin Pract. 2012 Dec;27(6):793-801. doi: 10.1177/0884533612457178.
- Background: PubMed 16215149Arabi Y, Haddad S, Sakkijha M, Al Shimemeri A. The impact of implementing an enteral tube feeding protocol on caloric and protein delivery in intensive care unit patients. Nutr Clin Pract. 2004 Oct;19(5):523-30. doi: 10.1177/0115426504019005523.
- Background: PubMed 20429886Heyland DK, Cahill NE, Dhaliwal R, Wang M, Day AG, Alenzi A, Aris F, Muscedere J, Drover JW, McClave SA. Enhanced protein-energy provision via the enteral route in critically ill patients: a single center feasibility trial of the PEP uP protocol. Crit Care. 2010;14(2):R78. doi: 10.1186/cc8991. Epub 2010 Apr 29.
- Background: PubMed 25249598Ventura AM, Waitzberg DL. Enteral nutrition protocols for critically ill patients: are they necessary? Nutr Clin Pract. 2015 Jun;30(3):351-62. doi: 10.1177/0884533614547765. Epub 2014 Sep 23.
- Background: PubMed 14734433Martin CM, Doig GS, Heyland DK, Morrison T, Sibbald WJ; Southwestern Ontario Critical Care Research Network. Multicentre, cluster-randomized clinical trial of algorithms for critical-care enteral and parenteral therapy (ACCEPT). CMAJ. 2004 Jan 20;170(2):197-204.
- Background: PubMed 21705881Heyland DK, Cahill N, Day AG. Optimal amount of calories for critically ill patients: depends on how you slice the cake! Crit Care Med. 2011 Dec;39(12):2619-26. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318226641d.
- Background: PubMed 25155862Taylor B, Brody R, Denmark R, Southard R, Byham-Gray L. Improving enteral delivery through the adoption of the "Feed Early Enteral Diet adequately for Maximum Effect (FEED ME)" protocol in a surgical trauma ICU: a quality improvement review. Nutr Clin Pract. 2014 Oct;29(5):639-48. doi: 10.1177/0884533614539705.
- Background: PubMed 16239821Bowman A, Greiner JE, Doerschug KC, Little SB, Bombei CL, Comried LM. Implementation of an evidence-based feeding protocol and aspiration risk reduction algorithm. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2005 Oct-Dec;28(4):324-33; quiz 334-5. doi: 10.1097/00002727-200510000-00004.
- Background: PubMed 16422734Woien H, Bjork IT. Nutrition of the critically ill patient and effects of implementing a nutritional support algorithm in ICU. J Clin Nurs. 2006 Feb;15(2):168-77. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01262.x.
- Background: PubMed 22119484Martins JR, Shiroma GM, Horie LM, Logullo L, Silva Mde L, Waitzberg DL. Factors leading to discrepancies between prescription and intake of enteral nutrition therapy in hospitalized patients. Nutrition. 2012 Sep;28(9):864-7. doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2011.07.025. Epub 2011 Nov 25.
- Background: PubMed 24841717Lottes Stewart M. Nutrition support protocols and their influence on the delivery of enteral nutrition: a systematic review. Worldviews Evid Based Nurs. 2014 Jun;11(3):194-9. doi: 10.1111/wvn.12036. Epub 2014 May 19.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Aurora E Serralde-Zúñiga, MD,PhD principal investigator
Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Algorithm for enteral nutrition support in people with Malnutrition, run by Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran at 1 site in Mexico.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Apr 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Mexico. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Adequacy of enteral nutrition (time frame: 4 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02740205, which also lists 23 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Apr 2022.