Status:
COMPLETED
Enteral Nutrition as Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients.
Lead Sponsor:
Mohamed Saad
Collaborating Sponsors:
Abbott Nutrition
University of Louisville
Conditions:
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Clostridium Difficile Colitis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
study is to determine if proton pump inhibitors plus enteral nutrition is superior to enteral nutrition alone as a stress ulcer prophylaxis strategy in critically ill patients in terms of incidence of...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18 years or older
- Admission to the medical ICU at University of Louisville Hospital or Jewish Hospital
- Expected need for mechanical ventilation \> 48 hours
- No contraindication to EN within the first 24 hours after admission to the ICU
Exclusion
- Evidence of active GI bleeding during current hospitalization prior to study entry
- Admission to ICU with primary diagnosis of burn injury
- Closed head injury or increased intracranial pressure
- Partial or complete gastrectomy
- Pregnancy or lactation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
124 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01477320
Start Date
September 1 2013
End Date
July 1 2016
Last Update
January 16 2018
Active Locations (1)
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University of Louisville hospital
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202