Effect of time interval on feeding tolerance in ICU patients

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• Conditions: Condition 1: diarrhoea. Condition 2: regurgitation. Condition 3: high gastric residual volume.; Functional diarrhoea; Nausea and vomiting; Other specified symptoms and signs involving the digestive system and abdomen

• Registration Number: IRCT2014081718832N1
• Lead Sponsor: Hamedan university of medical science

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 63

Inclusion Criteria

Patients are eligible for inclusion if they: are nasogastric tube fed via Bolus infusion; =18 years of age; are expected to have an ICU length of stay (LOS) >3days; don’t have diabetic disease, renal /hepatic failure because they need special formulas such as diabetic formula, hepatic formula; patients who are not immunocompromised; don’t have gastrointestinal diseases or surgery during recent 6 weeks; don’t have drug abuse history; don’t use drugs that increase gastrointestinal motility; don’t have diarrhea before the study. Participants are excluded from the study if they: need gastrointestinal motility enhancing drugs; change of feeding methods or formula during study; have gastric residual volume more than 200 ml; have gastrointestinal complications by another reasons; die or transfer from ICU to another wards; be made NPO due to the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Regurgitation. Timepoint: during 24 hours for 3 days. Method of measurement: inspection.;Dification. Timepoint: during 24 hours for 3 days. Method of measurement: inspection.;Gastric residul volume. Timepoint: every 4 hours during 3 days. Method of measurement: using 60 ml syring.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pulse rate. Timepoint: every 3 hours. Method of measurement: monitoring system.;Systolic blood pressure. Timepoint: every 3 hours. Method of measurement: monitoring system.;Diastolic blood pressure. Timepoint: every 3 hours. Method of measurement: monitoring system.;Body temprature. Timepoint: every 3 hours. Method of measurement: Mercurial thermometer.