The comparison of the effects of 3 meals feeding a day and 4 meals feeding a day in type 2 diabetes mellitus hospitalized patients in Thammasat University hospital on blood sugar control, insulin needs, and enteral feeding complication.

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: - Blood glucose level- gastric residual volume; How many meals feeding a day?- The need of insulin to correct blood glucose- The complication from enteral feeding eg. nausea, diarrhea, vomiting&#44

• Registration Number: TCTR20190723002
• Lead Sponsor: Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-07-23
• Study Completion: 2019-07-23
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

-A type 2 diabetes mellitus who were diagnosis from FBS ≥ 126mg/dl for at least 2 times.
-APACHE II score < 30.
-On feeding tube.
-Enteral feeding was feed at least 48 hours and gastric residual volume is least than half of all day feeding.
-Feeding 4 times a day.
-Enteral feeding is at least 5 days of this admission.
-Vital sign is stable.
-The subject can be ventilated with ventilator with endotracheal tube.

Exclusion Criteria

-Pregnancy.
-Critical illness with unstable vital sign.
-End of life care.
-Gut obstruction.
-Feeding intolerance with gastric residual volume > 250ml/meal, diarrhea > 3 times/day for 2 days or diarrhea > 500ml/d for 2 days

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood sugar level 2 weeks after enrolled trial or through out the admission or dead Capillary blood glucose

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Complication of enteral feeding 2 weeks after enrolled trial or through out the admission or dead Case record form of clinical complication