Enteral Feeding Study of Formula Containing Fish Oil in Critical Care Setting

Nestlé

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Trauma; Tube Feeding

Treatments: Procedure: Tube feeding

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00421941

06.06.US.HCN

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the clinical applicability of an enteral tube feeding formula containing fish oil and prebiotics in a critical care population.

Full description

In terms of nutrition support in the acute care setting, it is generally accepted that

1. earlier is better
2. enteral is superior to parenteral
3. the quality of nutrients appears more important than quantity
4. select populations will show additional benefit from specific nutrient supplementation.

The current study is designed to evaluate the tolerance of an enteral formula in trauma and surgery patients, as demonstrated by achieving and maintaining enteral feeding goal, gastrointestinal tolerance and inflammatory markers.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 - 70 years old
• New ICU admit
• Enteral tube feeding anticipated for at least 7 days
• Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Enteral tube feeding immediately prior to admit
• Parenteral feeding
• Medical condition that preclude receiving tube feeding or formula
• Determined by PI to be inappropriate
• Participating in another clinical trial

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind