To compare the benefits of feeding by nasogastric tube and nasojejunal tube in burns patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: T312- Burns involving 20-29% of body surfaceHealth Condition 2: T313- Burns involving 30-39% of body surfaceHealth Condition 3: T314- Burns involving 40-49% of body surfaceHealth Condition 4: T315- Burns involving 50-59% of body surfaceHealth Condition 5: T316- Burns involving 60-69% of body surface
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/01/048679
- Lead Sponsor
- IMCR ad hoc grant
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients admitted to burns unit of St. Johnâ??s Medical college hospital with more than 20% TBSA who consent to be included in the study
Exclusion Criteria
Non consenting patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the nutritional status of patients fed with NG tubes and NJ tubes.Timepoint: Nutritional status will be assessed weekly for one month or until discharge, whichever is earlier.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the failure rates and mortality of patients fed with each feeding tube, nasogastric tubes and nasojejunal tubes.Timepoint: As and when failure or death occurs