Randomised Prospective Trial to compare the efficacy of bolus versus continuous nasogastric feeding in Paediatric Intensive Care

Completed

• Conditions: utritional, Metabolic, Endocrine: Feeding in intensive care; Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine

• Registration Number: ISRCTN03644118
• Lead Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-09-28
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

As this study is to compare feeding tolerance in Paediatric Intensive Care, patients will be recruited from serial admissions to the PICU. This is a single centre study in a regional intensive care unit of a teaching hospital with 11 beds. All children aged 1 month to 16 years admitted during a period of 6 months. The study period may be shortened or lengthened depending on the sample size to justify enough power for statistical analysis, but it is anticipated that it will not exceed 12 months once started.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children who have known gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, recent gastro-intestinal surgery, fundoplication, gastrostomy, inflammatory bowel disease, nasojejunal feeding, prokinetic use (Erythromycin, Clarithromycin or Domperidone) and any preset contra-indication to enteral feeds
2. Any patient requiring constant carbohydrate or dextrose input, eg metabolic patients
3. Patients participating in an ongoing research trial

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified