Enteral Feeding Intolerance (EFI) Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Phase 2, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Comparator-Controlled Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Ulimorelin (LP101) in Patients With Enteral Feeding Intolerance (EFI)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect Ulimorelin in patients with enteral feeding intolerance.
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, comparator-controlled study. The study consists of 2 parallel-dose treatment groups consisting of ulimorelin and metoclopramide. Approximately 120 mechanically ventilated, tube-fed patients with EFI will participate in this trial. To be eligible for study participation, the patients must be intolerant to continuous gastric tube feedings, with intolerance defined as having a gastric residual volume (GRV) of ≥ 500 mL on one or more measurements. ;