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Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

NCT number NCT01834430
Other study ID # 2009NLY059
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 3
First received April 7, 2013
Last updated April 15, 2013
Start date February 2010

Study information

Verified date April 2013
Source Nanjing PLA General Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority China: National Natural Science Foundation
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Different studies suggest that early enteral nutrition (EEN) has benefits in reducing infectious complications, there is no data that addresses whether delayed enteral nutrition (EN) is detrimental and if it may have effects on inflammatory responses and immune function.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 45
Est. completion date
Est. primary completion date February 2012
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years to 60 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- having a fasting time of more than 14 days

- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status ranging between 1 and 3, and their condition allows enteral nutrition therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

- chronic renal failure (peritoneal or hemodialysis or creatinine > 2.5 mg/dl)

- history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

- hepatic dysfunction or cirrhosis or a bilirubin value > 3 mg/dl

- metabolic diseases,severe anemia

- blood coagulation dysfunction

- pregnancy lactation

- history of psychiatric illness

- patients underwent immunosuppressive therapy

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Dietary Supplement:
enteral nutrition


Locations

Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Nanjing PLA General Hospital

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other inflammatory markers white blood cell count, C reactive protein(CRP), pro-inflammatory cytokines (TNF-a,IL-1,IL-6), and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-4, IL-10) 7 days No
Primary all cause mortality 28 days No
Secondary organ failure 7 days No