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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12605000570684
ACTRN12605000570684
Completed
Not Applicable

Efficacy of nasojejeunal enteral feeding in critically ill patients.

Intensive Care Unit, RMH0 sites50 target enrollmentSeptember 30, 2005

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Critically ill patients requiring enteral feeding
Sponsor
Intensive Care Unit, RMH
Enrollment
50
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
September 30, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Intensive Care Unit, RMH

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Adult patients admitted to the ICU with an expected stay of more than 48h. 2\. Patients commenced on enteral feeding via nasogastric route who fail to tolerate gastric feeding due to excessive gastric aspirate volumes. 3\. Patients who consent or if the patient is incompetent, the next\-of\-kin who consent, to inclusion in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Patients aged less than 18 years.2\. Patients with a known allergy to promotility agents, metoclopramide or erythromycin.3\. Patients with a contra\-indication to nasojejunal feeding.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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