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Clinical Trial Summary

Coffee might stimulate bowel movement and thus overcome obstipation in intensive care unit (ICU) patients.


Clinical Trial Description

Critically ill patients requiring ventilator support frequently suffer from obstipation. We hypothesize that coffee, administered either orally or rectally, might stimulate bowel movement. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention


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NCT number NCT01473966
Study type Interventional
Source University Hospital Heidelberg
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Status Enrolling by invitation
Phase N/A
Start date November 2011
Completion date June 2014