Clinical trials: Tube Feeding
Gastric Feeding Tube, Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous
End-Tidal CO2 (etCO2) and pH in the Correct Naso-gastric Tube Placement
The laying of a naso-gastric tube is an extremely common event in intensive medicine; although standard naso-gastric tube laying is performed at the patient's bedside, this procedure is not without risk.
- Conditions
- Gastric Feeding Tube, Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous, pH
- Trial name
- NGT (NCT03934515)
- Testing
- etCO2, pH
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinica Luganese Moncucco
Nutrition, Healthy, Nurse's Role
Video Education About Nasogastric Tube Feeding
Summary Aim: This research was conducted to determine the effectiveness of education given to students using video in feeding with the nasogastric tube for pediatric patients.
- Conditions
- Nutrition, Healthy, Nurse's Role, Education, Pediatric
- Trial name
- NCT05845944
- Testing
- Video-supported education group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Crohn Disease, Enteral Nutrition
Effect of Exclusive Enteral Nutrition on Disease Process, Nutritional Status and Gastrointestinal Microbiota for Chinese Children With Crohn's Disease
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic inflammatory diseases. It is believed that the inflammation results from sustained abnormal immune response towards altered or pathogenic microbiota in genetically susceptible hosts.
- Conditions
- Crohn Disease, Enteral Nutrition, Gastrointestinal Microbiome
- Trial name
- NCT03755583
- Testing
- Exclusive Enteral Nutrition
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Healthy Adults
Enteral Nutrition and Immune Proteins Study
Eligible healthy adults who consent to take part in the study will be randomised to receive either a specialised milkshake for all of their normal daily diet (exculsive enteral nutrition, EEN) or the same specialised milkshake…
- Trial name
- ENIP (NCT06828094)
- Testing
- enteral nutrition
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Enteral Nutrition, Microbial Colonization
Hand Hygiene Practices and Microbial Contamination on Feeding Tubes and Other Components of Feeding Systems
Enteral feeding tube (EFT) and component of feeding systems can serve as a reservoir of microorganisms, and the main reason is inappropriate hand hygiene practices.
- Conditions
- Enteral Nutrition, Microbial Colonization, Adherence
- Trial name
- NCT04240132
- Testing
- Adherence to Hand Hygiene
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Demiroglu Bilim University
Crohn Disease
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation as the First-line Treatment in Active Pediatric Crohn's Disease
To explore the safety and effectiveness of repeated and multiple fecal microbiota transplantations (FMTs) plus partial enteral nutrition (PEN) as a first-line treatment for active Crohn's disease (CD) in children.
- Trial name
- FMT (NCT05321758)
- Testing
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Immunosuppressive Agents
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tongji Hospital
Nasogastric Tube, Orogastric Tube
Effects of Intermittent Feeding Methods With Nasogastric and Orogastric Tubes in Preterm Infants
The study is a randomized controlled, prospective, double-blind trial planned to compare the effects of intermittent feeding methods using nasogastric and orogastric tubes on the growth, nutrition, and physiological parameters of…
- Trial name
- NCT06765720
- Testing
- Intermittent feeding method with nasogastric tube, Intermittent feeding method with orogastric tube
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi
Preterm Birth, Tube Feeding
Maternal Role in Oral Feed Establishment in Preterm Neonates
Hypothesis Preterm babies who receive sensory motor stimulation from their mothers as compared to trained nurses will 1. Start taking oral feed at the same time as compared to control group 2.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Tube Feeding, Swallowing Disorder, Maternal Care Patterns
- Trial name
- NCT05484726
- Testing
- perioral sensory motor stimulation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatima Memorial Hospital
Premature Infants
The Impact of Nasogastric Indwelling Versus Oral Intermittent Tube Feeding Methods on Premature Infants
This clinical pilot trial is being conducted to learn more about the infant's feeding behavior while being fed by indwelling nasogastric tube placement or by intermittent oral tube placement.
- Trial name
- NCT00798824
- Testing
- Indwelling nasogastric tube placement, Intermittent orogastric tube placement, Nasogastric tube
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Aspiration Pneumonias, Tube Feeding
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Versus Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy With Jejunal Extension
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if placing a feeding tube with a small bowel extension (called Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy With Jejunal Extension [PEG-J]) is better at preventing pneumonia than a standard…
- Conditions
- Aspiration Pneumonias, Tube Feeding, Enteral Feeds
- Trial name
- NCT06717321
- Testing
- (Arm 1): PEG, (Arm 2): PEG-J
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jerry Dang
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
Enteral Nutrition, Gastrointestinal System--Abnormalities
Heat Application on Gastrointestinal System Functions
Complications related to the gastrointestinal system can occur in patients receiving enteral nutrition. These complications may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, decreased bowel sounds, abdominal distension…
- Trial name
- NCT06225687
- Testing
- Heat Application
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Crohn Disease
The Intensive Post Exclusive Enteral Nutrition Study
Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory condition with phases where the disease is active and other, where there are no symptoms.
- Trial name
- iPENS (NCT04225689)
- Testing
- CD-TREAT diet
- Where
- 5 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
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
Training, Intensive Care (ICU)
Enteral Nutrition Education Provided Using the Pecha Kucha Method
Enteral nutrition therapy is essential to prevent or treat malnutrition, reduce infection complications, shorten recovery and hospital stay, and lower hospital costs and mortality rates.
- Conditions
- Training, Intensive Care (ICU), Nurses
- Trial name
- NCT07511322
- Testing
- Pecha Kucha Method Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
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
Enteral Nutrition
Comparison of an Alginate Containing Enteral Feed and an Alginate Free Enteral Feed.
When patients cannot eat and drink enough a tube can be placed through their nostril, down the back of their throat into their stomach and used to give their nutrition as a liquid feed.
- Trial name
- AlgiNG (NCT04113200)
- Testing
- MerMed One, Nutricomp Soy Fibre
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
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
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
Dysphagia
Nutrition-dense Smoothie Diets Reduced Dysphagia Risk in the Elderly
The investigators aimed to compare the effect of consuming high protein (23-34% energy ratio) and low carbohydrate (25-38% energy ratio) smoothie formulas vs.
- Trial name
- NCT04901182
- Testing
- the effect of consuming diets on the swallowing capacity by using Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University