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Pectin Supplemented Enteral Feedings in Critically Ill Patients

Not Applicable
Withdrawn
Conditions
Enteral Nutrition
Dietary Fiber
Registration Number
NCT04438473
Lead Sponsor
Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University
Brief Summary

The current study will enroll critically ill patients who are going to require enteral nutrition support and randomize them to standard formula enteral nutrition or pectin-supplemented enteral nutrition in 7 days. The occurrence of enteral nutrition-related complications will be recorded and compared between groups.

The study is trying to assess whether the use of pectin will improve the enteral nutrition-related complications in critically ill patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients aged 18-80 years old, with informed consent to participate;
  • Critically ill patients who require enteral nutrition support
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with lung infection at admission
  • Condition which contraindicates enteral feeding (i.e. intestinal obstruction)
  • Lack of enteral access
  • Any condition that would contraindicate use of the enteral nutrition
  • Require enteral nutrition support for less than 1week or more than 4 weeks from enrollment

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Complication of enteral feeding7 days

Record daily diarrhea ,complications, aspiration pneumonia,poor gastric emptying

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
total energy intake7 days

Record daily energy intake

feeding time of enteral nutrition7 days

Record daily feeding time of enteral nutrition

Trial Locations

Locations (7)

The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Huzhou central hospital

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Huzhou, Zhejiang, China

The first hospital of Jiaxing

🇨🇳

Jiaxing, Zhejiang, China

Jinhua municipal central hospital

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Jinhua, Zhejiang, China

Quzhou Kecheng People's Hospital

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Quzhou, Zhejiang, China

Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province

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Taizhou, Zhejiang, China

The first affiliated hospital of Wenzhou medical university

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Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

The Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
🇨🇳Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

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