Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Does Volume-based Enteral Feeding Improve Nutrient Delivery in Hospitalized Critically Ill Children?
Lead Sponsor:
University of Calgary
Collaborating Sponsors:
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Alberta Health services
Conditions:
Enteral Feeding
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background Some critically ill children have malnutrition which may worsen while they are in hospital and delay their return home. They can recover faster when they are given tube feedings to improve ...
Detailed Description
Malnutrition is prevalent in hospitalized critically ill children, may worsen throughout hospital admission, and is associated with negative outcomes including increased ventilator days and longer hos...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children 1-month post-natal age to 18 years of age
- Children anticipated by the intensivist or nurse practitioner to be admitted to the PICU for ≥ 48 hours
- Children who will be initiated on EN support
Exclusion
- Children will not be eligible for this study if they are palliative
- Children who have contraindications to EN (i.e., a non-functional GI tract)
- Children who are on parenteral nutrition
- Children who are being fed by a bolus feed regime
- Children who cannot progress past trophic feed volumes within 24 hours of EN initiation
- Children anticipated to be admitted to PICU for \<48 hours
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 20 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05286177
Start Date
March 20 2024
End Date
December 1 2025
Last Update
March 30 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Alberta Children's Hospital
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 73b6a8