Enteral Formula Tolerance of Standard Tube Feedings

Nestlé

Status: Completed

Conditions: Enteral Feeding

Treatments: Other: enteral formula

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT02312271

14.01.US.HCN

Details and patient eligibility

About

This prospective observational study seeks to assess ability to achieve enteral feeding goals with standard tube feeding formulas.

Enrollment: 102 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• ≥18 years of age
• Currently tolerating enteral feeding
• Has enteral access
• Requires enteral tube feeding to provide 90% or more of their nutritional needs (without the use of modular(s)) for at least 21 days
• Having obtained his/her and/or his/her legal representative's informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Condition which contraindicates enteral feeding (i.e. intestinal obstruction)
• Lack of enteral access
• Any condition that would contraindicate use of the study product (i.e. need for severe fluid restriction, cow's milk protein allergy, other)
• Currently participating in another conflicting clinical study that would interfere with anticipated endpoints
• Judged to be at risk for poor compliance to the study protocol.
• Lack of informed consent.

Trial design

102 participants in 1 patient group

enterally fed adults

Description:

adult subjects with established enteral access receiving standard tube feeding formula

Treatment:

Other: enteral formula