Pilot Study on Gastro-intestinal (GI) Enteral Nutrition (EN) Tolerance in Intensive Care Unit Patients

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

90

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

February 28, 2014

Study Completion Date

April 30, 2014

Conditions
Critically Ill
Interventions
OTHER

Specific Enteral Nutrition

Patients will receive a Specific EN. The caloric target is 25 Kcal/kg/day to be reached on the third day post-initiation of EN (early enteral nutrition).

OTHER

Standard Enteral Nutrition

Patients will receive an equivalent volume and caloric intake of standard formulation. The caloric target is 25 Kcal/kg/day to be reached on the third day post-initiation of EN (early enteral nutrition).

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Department of Intensive Care Medicine. Bern University Hospital, Bern

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)

INDUSTRY

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