Pectin Supplemented Enteral Feedings in Critically Ill Patients

  • STATUS
    Recruiting
  • participants needed
    140
  • sponsor
    Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Updated on 19 February 2024
enteral feeding
tube feeding
nutritional support
critically ill

Summary

The current study will enroll critically ill patients who are going to require enteral nutrition support and randomize them to standard formula enteral nutrition or pectin-supplemented enteral nutrition in 7 days. The occurrence of enteral nutrition-related complications will be recorded and compared between groups.

The study is trying to assess whether the use of pectin will improve the enteral nutrition-related complications in critically ill patients.

Details
Condition Dietary Fiber, Tube Feeding
Age 18-80 years
Treatment pectin-supplemented enteral nutrition feeding, enteral nutrition feeding
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04438473
SponsorSecond Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Last Modified on19 February 2024

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged 18-80 years old, with informed consent to participate
Critically ill patients who require enteral nutrition support

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with lung infection at admission
Condition which contraindicates enteral feeding (i.e. intestinal obstruction)
Lack of enteral access
Any condition that would contraindicate use of the enteral nutrition
Require enteral nutrition support for less than 1week or more than 4 weeks from enrollment
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