Clinical trials: Enteral Feeds
Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Growth Failure
Prophylactic Probiotics to Extremely Low Birth Weight Prematures
Mortality and incidence of severe complications is still high among extremely premature infants. Common causes of severe complications in this population are poor nutrition, necrotizing enterocolitis, and severe infections.
- Conditions
- Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Growth Failure, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Sepsis
- Trial name
- PROPEL (NCT01603368)
- Testing
- Lactobacillus reuteri
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ostergotland County Council, Sweden
Nutrition, Enteral
A More Physiological Feeding Process in ICU:the Intermittent Infusion With Semi-solidification of Nutrients
Malnutrition and underfeeding are major challenges in caring for critically ill patients. Continuous feeding were thought to be better tolerated by patients with the limited absorptive gut surface area or gastrointestinal…
- Trial name
- NCT03017079
- Testing
- semi-solid agent with standard enteral feeding, standard enteral feeding
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Critically Ill
Enhanced Protein-Energy Provision Via the Enteral Route in Critically Ill Patients
Critically ill patients are consistently underfed. Feeding protocols are standardized system tools used to guide nutrition practices, but to date have failed to improve delivery of nutrition.
- Trial name
- PEPuP (NCT01167595)
- Testing
- PEP uP Protocol
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,059 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit at Kingston General Hospital
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracranial Hemorrhage
Enteral Nutrition and Glycemic Variability Neurological Intensive Care Unit Study
Primary Objective: To determine the effects of a diabetes specific enteral formula compared to a standard formula supplemented with protein (isocaloric and isonitrogenous) on the mean blood glucose and glycemic variability in a…
- Conditions
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Ischemic Strokes, Subdural Hematoma
- Trial name
- ANUS1014 (NCT01463878)
- Testing
- Glycerna, Jevity - Control Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Eastern Virginia Medical School
Nutrition Disorder, Trauma
Supplemental Enteral Protein in Critical Illness
The aim of this study is too determine the effect of enteral protein supplementation on biochemical measures of inflammation and protein metabolism in critically ill surgical patients.
- Conditions
- Nutrition Disorder, Trauma, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT03170401
- Testing
- Protein supplementation, Standard enteral nutrition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Growth and Microbiome Development in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Fed Primarily Mother's Own Milk vs. Donor Human Milk
A study to compare growth, development of the intestinal bacterial environment, and other short term outcomes in groups of babies fed primarily their own mother's milk compared to those who receive primarily donor human milk.
- Trial name
- NCT02573779
- Testing
- Observational - no intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Critically Ill
PEP uP Protocol in Surgical Patients
The main objective of this project is to asses for safety, feasibility and effectiveness of an aggressive feeding protocol, PEP uP (Enhanced Protein-Energy Provision via the Enteral Route Feeding Protocol) in increasing protein…
- Trial name
- NCT02459275
- Testing
- PEP uP Protocol, Metoclopramide
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit at Kingston General Hospital
Enteral Feeding Intolerance
Optimal Feeding Tube Placement
A randomized controlled trial comparing current standard blind method to CORTRAK enteral access system (CEAS), an FDA approved electromagnetic device to place enteric tubes.
- Trial name
- NCT04241146
- Testing
- Enteric Tube, CORTRAK enteral access system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency
Safety, Tolerability and Fat Absorption Using Enteral Feeding In-line Enzyme Cartridge (Relizorb)
Protocol ALCT-0000497 is a multicenter safety, tolerability and fat absorption study that anticipates enrolling 35 male and female subjects (pediatric and adult) with cystic fibrosis.
- Trial name
- NCT02598128
- Testing
- RELiZORB
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc.
Acute Respiratory Failure, Shock
Impact of Early Enteral vs. Parenteral Nutrition on Mortality in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation and Catecholamines
The purpose of this study is to assess the hypothesis that, as compared to early intravenous feeding, early nutrition via the enteral route is associated with reduced Day 28-mortality in critically ill patients treated with…
- Trial name
- NUTRIREA2 (NCT01802099)
- Testing
- Enteral nutrition, Parenteral nutrition
- Where
- 41 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 2,410 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee
Pneumonia
Improving Oral Care to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) in the Acute Neurologically Impaired Adult
Hypothesis: The investigators hypothesize that the current oral protocol is sub-optimal and an enhanced protocol will decrease the incidence of hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP)in the acute, non-intubated, care-dependent…
- Trial name
- NCT01498601
- Testing
- Enhanced oral care protocol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Fraser Health
Enteral Feeding Intolerance
A Randomized, Double-Blind Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacodynamics of a Single Dose of Intravenous TD-8954 Compared With Metoclopramide in Critically Ill Patients With Enteral Feeding Intolerance
This study is being conducted to evaluate the safety, tolerability and early efficacy of IV TD 8954 compared to metoclopramide in critically ill subjects, aged 18 to 85 years, who are admitted to the intensive care require…
- Trial name
- NCT01953081
- Testing
- TD-8954, Metoclopramide
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Critical Illness, Acute Respiratory Failure
Trial of Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in Under and Over Weight Critically Ill Patients (TOP-UP)
The specific aim of the proposed study is to conduct a pilot study involving 160 critically-ill lean and obese patients enrolled at 11 sites in Canada, the United States of America, Belgium and France in order to: Specific Aims…
- Trial name
- TOP-UP (NCT01206166)
- Testing
- Olimel (5.7%E / N9E)
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Belgium and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit at Kingston General Hospital
Meconium Ileus, Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Impact of Oral Application of Gastrografin on the Meconium Evacuation in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Gastrografin is a radiopaque contrast agent for the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) which can be applied orally or rectally. In neonatal intensive care, Gastrografin is used to detect otherwise radiologically invisible perforations…
- Trial name
- NCT01515696
- Testing
- Gastrografin, Sterile water
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Nadja Haiden,MD
Enteral Feeding
Studying the Influence of Exposure to Maternal Voice on Oral Feeding Volumes in Preterm Infants
Oral feeding is one of the primary functions of the neonatal brain. In preterm infant population, competency at oral feeding is one of the major milestones in preparation for discharge.
- Trial name
- NCT05181020
- Testing
- Maternal Voice Exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Enteral Nutrition
TubeClear® Evaluation in Pediatric Patients (Phase I)
This is the first of three planned phases designed to evaluate the feasibility and tolerability of TubeClear® to restore patency in occluded Pediatric Enteral Access Devices.
- Trial name
- NCT02724631
- Testing
- TubeClear® intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Ventilation-Associated Pneumonia
Study of Impact of Not Measuring Residual Gastric Volume on Nosocomial Pneumonia Rates
Early enteral feeding is a key component of the management of critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation. However, enteral feeding has been associated with serious complications such as aspiration followed by…
- Trial name
- NUTRIREA1 (NCT01137487)
- Testing
- monitoring of residual gastric volume, not monitoring of residual gastric volume
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 452 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee
Sepsis
Effects of Voluven on Hemodynamics and Tolerability of Enteral Nutrition in Patients With Severe Sepsis
The rapidity and the quality of fluid resuscitation in patients with severe sepsis are important factors for the prevention of secondary multi-organ failure.
- Trial name
- CRYSTMAS (NCT00464204)
- Testing
- 6 % Hydroxyethylstarch 130/0.4 = "Voluven®", 0.9 % NaCl
- Where
- 24 sites in France, Germany
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Fresenius Kabi
Deglutition Disorders
Comparison of Outcomes Between Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Short-term outcomes of parenteral and enteral nutrition for patients unable to eat normally were compared and analyzed.
- Trial name
- NCT02512224
- Testing
- Parenteral nutrition, Enteral nutrition
- Volunteers
- 5,824 people
- Sponsor
- Tokyo University
Enteral Nutrition
DrIFT 2 Study: Displacement in Feeding Tubes
The proposed study will use an electromagnetic placement device (EMPD), Cortrak* 2 Enteral Access System (EAS™), Avanos Medical, to verify feeding tube (FT) position on a daily basis to assess for migration.
- Trial name
- NCT06239610
- Testing
- electromagnetic placement device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- Parkview Health