Enteral Tube Nutrition Clinical Trial
Official title:
Evaluation of the Gastro-intestinal Tolerance, Nutritional Intake, and Acceptability of an Upgraded Composition of an Enteral Tube Feed for Adults in Need of Long Term Nutritional Support (Peacock Butterfly)
This study evaluates the gastro-intestinal tolerance, nutritional intake, and acceptability of an upgraded composition of an enteral tube feed for adults in need of long term nutritional support.
Four current tube feed products are upgraded with the same product composition and will be investigated in this study. Subjects will be asked to continue with their current tube feeding for 7 days (baseline period) and asked to complete a daily gastro-intestinal tolerance questionnaire. On Day 8, the subjects will switch to one of four upgraded tube feeding products for 14 days (intervention period). The subjects are asked to complete the same gastro-intestinal tolerance questionnaire for again 7 days. On Day 21 (end of intervention), the subjects will return to their original tube feed product and the investigator will follow up on how they are feeling to evaluate tolerability and product acceptability. ;