Tolerance of a Calorically Dense Enteral Nutrition Formula

Nestlé

Status: Completed

Conditions: Enteral Feeding

Treatments: Other: Enteral Formula

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT02806427

15.08.US.HCN

Details and patient eligibility

About

This prospective observational study seeks to demonstrate the ability to meet nutritional needs of a calorically dense enteral formula in critically ill patients.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult aged > 18 years
• Admitted to Medical ICU with expected admission of ≥ 3 days
• Established enteral access
• Having obtained his/her or legal representative's informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant or lactating
• Condition which contraindicates enteral feeding (i.e. intestinal obstruction)
• Lack of enteral access
• Parenteral nutrition
• Any condition that would contraindicate use of the study product (i.e. need for severe fluid restriction, cow's milk protein allergy, etc.)
• Subject who in the Investigator's assessment cannot be expected to comply with study protocol
• Currently participating in another conflicting clinical trial.

Trial design

29 participants in 1 patient group

enterally fed adults

Description:

Adults subjects with a condition for which a calorically dense enteral formula is appropriate, with established enteral access, anticipated to require enteral tube feeding for at least 3 days.

Treatment:

Other: Enteral Formula