Evaluation of Two Enteral Nutrition Strategies in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

University of Limoges (UL)

Status: Completed

Conditions: -Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Treatments: Device: enteral nutrition

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00199641

DGS 2002/0361

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to compare two strategies of early enteral nutrition in terms of efficacy and complications in mechanically ventilated patients.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult (> 18 ans)
• Mechanical ventilation for > 72 hours
• Planned enteral nutrition
• Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Body Mass Index < 20 kg/m2
• Enteral nutrition non indicated (ileus, splanchnic ischemia..)
• Shock (use of catecholamines, arterial blood pressure < 90 mmHg, peripheral hypoperfusion, elevation of lactates > x 1,5 normal value)
• Contraindications for gastric tube
• Pregnancy
• Previous enrollment in the present study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)