The effect of early enteral feeding in patients suffering severe head injury and requiring mechanical ventilatio

Completed

• Conditions: Brain injury; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning; Other and unspecified injuries of head

• Registration Number: ISRCTN63461816
• Lead Sponsor: HS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-01-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 82

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with severe head injury requiring mechanical ventilation

Exclusion Criteria

Does not match inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
eurological outcome (Glasgow Outcome Scale 4 or 5) was determined at 3 and 6 months post injury and the incidence of infective and total complications was determined for hospital admission.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ot provided at time of registration