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Improvement Project To Optimizing Nutrition With Higher Protein and Calorie Pediatric Tube Feeding

Completed
Conditions
Critically Ill Children
Interventions
Other: Peptide-based enteral formula
Other: Retrospective review of enteral tube feeding formula
Registration Number
NCT03017664
Lead Sponsor
Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Brief Summary

This quality improvement project will include a practice change based on national guidelines for the nutritional management of PICU patients.

Detailed Description

This quality improvement project will include a practice change based on national guidelines for the nutritional management of PICU patients. The primary aim of this quality improvement project is to better meet protein needs of ICU critically ill children

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
28
Inclusion Criteria
  • Children aged 1-18 years old with enteral feeding access and anticipated to be fed for 5 days
Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PFGPeptide-based enteral formulaPediatric ICU population to be fed a peptide-based enteral formula with higher protein and higher calories for up to 5 days
RFGRetrospective review of enteral tube feeding formulaRetrospective review of enteral feeding in pediatric ICU patients for up to 5 days
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Enteral formula volume5 days

Daily total formula volume (mL) delivered

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

The University of Chicago, Comer Children's Hospital

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

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Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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