Clinical trials: Enteral Nutrition
Crohn's Disease (CD)
Biologics and Paediatric Enteral Nutrition in Crohn's Disease Study
Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic, incurable condition associated with gut inflammation. Two important treatments currently used to manage CD are special drug injections (biologics) or a liquid-only diet using specialised…
- Trial name
- BIOPIC-Kids (NCT07522528)
- Testing
- enteral nutrition
- Where
- 6 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Crohn Disease
Biologics and Partial Enteral Nutrition Study
Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic, incurable condition associated with inflammation in the gut lining. It causes diarrhoea, severe abdominal pain, poor nutrition and adversely affects the quality of life of sufferers.
- Trial name
- BIOPIC (NCT04859088)
- Testing
- Partial Enteral Nutrition
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Liver Cirrhoses, Chronic Pancreatitis
Malnutrition in Chronic Gastrointestinal Diseases, Cross-sectional Study
Malnutrition and muscle wasting are common consequences of life-threatening, chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Such diseases include liver cirrhosis, chronic pancreatitis and short bowel syndrome.
- Conditions
- Liver Cirrhoses, Chronic Pancreatitis, Short Bowel Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04474743
- Testing
- No intervention - cross-sectional observational only
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 345 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, Massage
The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Gastric Problems in Pediatric Intensive Care: A Randomized Controlled Study
Many system functions differ in children dependent on mechanical ventilation support and may present with various complications.
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, Massage, Nutrition Disorders, Nurse's Role
- Trial name
- NCT04841174
- Testing
- Abdominal massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Hypothyroidism
Comparison of Levothyroxine Formulation in Hypothyroid Patients With Enteral Feeding
The purpose of this study is to test a liquid levothyroxine formula and examine if it will lead to improvement in management of thyroid function and if it improves hypothyroid symptoms that patients experience.
- Trial name
- NCT04878614
- Testing
- Levothyroxine Tablet, Levothyroxine Sodium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Bowel Preparation
Effectiveness of Enteral Nutrition for Dose Reduction of Low Dose PEG
This clinical trial is being conducted to assess whether dietary restriction with enteral nutrition prescribed could prevent nonadherence to dietary restrictions, enable additional reduction of the required volume of PEG-ELS.
- Trial name
- NCT04021979
- Testing
- Enteral Nutrition Powder Ensure, 1.5L PEG, Self-controlled diet
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 248 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ningbo No. 1 Hospital
Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Nutritional Deficiency
Enteral Zinc Supplementation in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is to observe for changes in rate of weight gain in the very low birth weight (VLBW) infants by adding an enteral Zinc supplement of 1 mg/kg/day of elemental zinc.
- Trial name
- NCT06433674
- Testing
- Zinc Sulfate, Sterile Water
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Intensive Care
Drug Administration From Enteral Nutrition Tube
Enteral nutrition protocols are applied in patients who do not have gastrointestinal dysfunction but in whom oral feeding is contraindicated.
- Trial name
- NCT05790291
- Testing
- Checklist
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emel Külekçi
Dietary Fiber
Gut Health Response to Dietary Fiber
Dietary fiber is known to influence bowel function. The investigators hypothesize that the addition of a mixture of fibers to liquid diets will improve bowel function as measured by stool weight.
- Trial name
- NCT01321736
- Testing
- dietary fiber
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Intensive Care Unit Syndrome
Enteral Nutrition and Abdominal Massage
This study will be conducted to determine the effect of abominal massage on feeding intolerance and blood sugar levels in intensive care patients who are continuously feeding enterally and have diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT06075121
- Testing
- Abdominal massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amasya University
Educational Problems
Enteral Nutrition Training with Cooperative Learning
Nursing students; education on enteral nutrition has an important place. With cooperative learning, students will make their learning permanent by communicating with each other.
- Trial name
- NCT06412835
- Testing
- cooperative learning
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bilecik Seyh Edebali Universitesi
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
Gastric Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
The Impact of Immunostimulating Nutrition on the Outcome of Surgery
The aim of the study was to assess the clinical effect of immunostimulatory enteral and parenteral nutrition in patients undergoing resection for gastrointestinal cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00558155
- Testing
- peptisorb, Stresson, Parenteral nutrition
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 214 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jagiellonian University
Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, Zinc Deficiency
Effects of EED on Zn Absorption and Retention in Children From a Standard Dose
The overall objective is to determine the impact of EED on zinc absorption and homeostasis, and its impact on the absorptive capacity of vitamin A absorption of young children (18-24 months of age) in an austere setting with high…
- Conditions
- Environmental Enteric Dysfunction, Zinc Deficiency, Vitamin A Deficiency
- Trial name
- ZEED1 (NCT02760095)
- Testing
- 3 mg zinc sulfate supplement, 0.5 mg of 13C10-retinyl-acetate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Pancreatitis, Diet, Food, and Nutrition
Regular vs. Clear Liquid Diet for Mild to Moderate Acute Pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis is among the most common gastroenterology diagnosis in the United States, and represents a large economic burden to the United States health system.
- Conditions
- Pancreatitis, Diet, Food, and Nutrition, Diet, Pancreatic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04932785
- Testing
- Regular diet, Clear Liquid Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Breast Feeding, Exclusive, Enteral Feeding
Tactile/kinesthetic Stimulus Program
The study will be carried out as a prospective randomized controlled clinical study to determine the effect of tactile/kinesthetic stimulus program on preterm infants on transition time to full sucking, sucking success and…
- Conditions
- Breast Feeding, Exclusive, Enteral Feeding, Hospital Stay
- Trial name
- NCT05486663
- Testing
- Tactile/kinesthetic Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gonca Karatas Baran
Environmental Enteric Dysfunction
PTM202 for the Treatment of Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (EED)
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of PTM202 in treating environmental enteric dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT03263871
- Testing
- PTM202, micro-nutrient sprinkles
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Nasogastric Feeding, Training Family Caregivers
Effectiveness of an Web Application in Enhancing Informal Caregivers' Nasogastric Tube Feeding Competency
The goal of this trial is to determine whether adding a nasogastric tube web application to standard face-to-face caregiver training helps informal caregivers learn nasogastric tube feeding more quickly than standard training…
- Conditions
- Nasogastric Feeding, Training Family Caregivers, Family Caregivers, Informal Caregiver
- Trial name
- NCT07414563
- Testing
- Nasogastric tube web application
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Lipid Depletion, Human Milk
Effect of Tube Feeding on LCPUFAs Delivery
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) docosahexaenoic (DHA) arachidonic acid (AA) are major building blocks for the lipid bilayer of neuronal and retinal membranes and play a crucial role in brain and visual…
- Conditions
- Lipid Depletion, Human Milk, Tube Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT03459209
- Testing
- tube feeding
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Critical Illness
Nutrient Uptake During Continuous Enteral Feeding
Continuous enteral nutrition is used to feed patients in intensive care who are unable to eat normally. The goal of this observational study is to learn about the uptake of nutrients from feeding formula.
- Trial name
- NCT05628844
- Testing
- Continuous enteral feeding
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Felix Liebau