Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of an Alginate Containing Enteral Feed and an Alginate Free Enteral Feed.

Lead Sponsor:

University of Nottingham

Collaborating Sponsors:

Kaneka Corporation

Conditions:

Enteral Nutrition

Eligibility:

MALE

18-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

When patients cannot eat and drink enough a tube can be placed through their nostril, down the back of their throat into their stomach and used to give their nutrition as a liquid feed. One of the com...

Detailed Description

TRIAL / STUDY DESIGN Each participant will be required to attend a screening visit, a brief education visit re collecting dietary information, adhering to a standardised diet and faecal sample collect...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Non- smoking (non- vaping) males
  • aged 18- 45 years
  • body mass index (BMI) of 18.5-24.5kg/ m2 or a BMI of 24.5- 26kg/ m2
  • a waist circumference of less than 94 cm.
  • ability to give informed consent

Exclusion

  • A history of an acute illness, lasting more than a week, in the last six weeks;
  • taking any medications for gastrointestinal disorders, including acid suppressants or anti-spasmodics,
  • taking anti-depressants or symptoms of clinical depression (defined by a score \>10 on the Beck Depression Inventory)
  • taking medication for diabetes or having diabetes
  • a history of substance abuse in the last six months;
  • having any factors that preclude safe MRI;
  • a history of gastrointestinal disorders, including Gastro Oesophgeal Reflux Disease, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, active peptic ulcer disease; having diabetes;
  • previous surgery to the gastrointestinal or biliary systems;
  • having characteristics of those with an eating disorders (defined by a score of more than 20 on the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26));
  • having an allergy or intolerance to the ingredients in the enteral feeds, or the cheese and tomato pasta meal

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 29 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 30 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04113200

Start Date

January 29 2019

End Date

March 30 2020

Last Update

September 23 2022

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The University of Nottingham

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom, NG7 2RD