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Filter by:The goal of this clinical trial is to Determine efficacy of intermittent enteral nutrition vs continuous enteral nutrition in adults patients with a nasogastric tube in a intensive care unit. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: - Reduction of gastrointestinal and respiratory complications - Evaluate the achievement of the caloric objective Informed consent will be requested from participants who meet the inclusion criteria. The participants will be randomized into two groups: control group (continuous enteral nutrition) or experimental group (intermittent enteral nutrition) Researchers will compare intermittent enteral nutrition vs continuous to see if there is a reduction in gastrointestinal and respiratory complications.
Disruption of circadian rhythms is frequently observed in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is associated with worse clinical outcomes. The ICU environment presents weak and conflicting timing cues to the circadian clock, including continuous enteral nutrition. The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of timing of enteral nutrition on the circadian rhythm in critically ill patients. Patients admitted to the intensive care unit will be allocated to receive either continuous or cyclic daytime (8am to 8 pm) enteral feeding. Differences in circadian rhythms will be assessed by 24h patterns in core body temperature, heart rate variability, melatonin and peripheral clock gene expression. Secondary outcomes include depth of sleep, glucose variability and incidence of feeding intolerance. This study is expected to contribute to the optimalisation of circadian rhythms in the ICU.
Critical care patients experience systemic aggression, which may be the result of trauma, infection or other systemic inflammatory mechanisms. The initial phase of their illness is characterized by metabolic instability and increased catabolism. Nutrition goals in these patients are therefore, on the one hand, to provide sufficient caloric intake to cover energy expenditure while limiting the risks of inappropriate under-feeding, overfeeding- or re-feeding syndrome, and on the other hand, to meet the protein requirements linked to hypercatabolism. In the absence of contraindication, current recommandations state that an intensive care patient who cannot be fed orally, shoul receive continuous enteral nutrition over 24 hours by gastric tube within 48 hours of admission. However, this 24-hour continuous nutrition method does not correspond to the physiological habit of the human species which includes a physiological nighttime fasting period.This fasting period induces a metabolic switch that regulates several pathways, including glycemic control, oxidative stressresistance and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) repair. Furthermore, it takes part un the synchronization of cellular circadian rhythms. Investigator hypothetises that diurnal cyclic enteral nutrition may improve the prognosis of severe intensive care patients compared to continuous enteral nutrition.
Acute pancreatitis is among the most common gastroenterology diagnosis in the United States, and represents a large economic burden to the United States health system. While recent guidelines agree early feeding shortens length of stay, these guidelines fail to provide recommendations on optimal diet to start leaving diet type to clinician discretion. Therefore, the aim is to assess the comparative efficacy of full calorie regular diet (RD) versus clear liquid diet (CLD) on length of hospital stay (LOHS) for mild to moderate acute pancreatitis (AP). The study population will target mild to moderate acute pancreatitis patients who can tolerate eating in a single institution. The primary end point will focus on LOHS, and secondary end points will include Pancreatic Activity Scoring System, side effects and readmission.
The investigators aim to evaluate the roles of Th9/IL-9 in the mechanisms of early enteral nutrition (EEN) maintaining intestinal mucosal barrier in sepsis. The results of this study would lay the foundation for revealing the mechanisms of EEN improving immune imbalance of sepsis and provide a new idea to the early treatment of sepsis. In addition, the investigators also aim to evaluate the effects of different proportions of target total enteral nutrition on the prognosis of sepsis.
Nasal bridle securement device (NBSD) is a device used to keep feeding tubes in place. Unlike tape, it keeps tubes in place by tying the feeding tube to a fabric string that is looped in through one nostril, over the nasal bridge and out the other nostril. The purpose of this study is to measure how effective a NBSD is at keeping feeding tubes in place and what effect that will have on how many calories ICU patients receive. Also, the another objective is to measure what, if any, harmful or undesirable outcomes happen with using a NBSD in our ICU patients.
The primary objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of a novel enteral nutrition (EN) protocol (delivering 75% of patient's caloric needs through EN) for induction of remission in patients with active childhood-onset Crohn's disease (CD) and compare it to the standard protocol with exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN). This novel approach allows patients to consume remaining calories (25%) from an antiinflammatory diet for CD (AID-CD). The hypothesis is that no significant difference in the remission rate between the novel EN protocol with partial enteral nutrition (PEN) and standard protocol with EEN will be observed.
Enteral nutrition can provides prophylaxis against stress ulcer bleeding in critically ill patients and there may be no need to use acid suppressing drugs for stress ulcer bleeding prophylaxis in these patients. Half of the patients on enteral nutrition will not receive any acid suppressing drugs while other half receives it. They will be followed for gastrointestinal bleeding.
Stage 1 - Evaluation of Status of Early Reached Target Enteral Nutrition in critically ill children in the PICU (ERTEN in PICU). In critically ill children, there is no data on the factors influenced the enteral nutrition and feeding intolerance.The investigators aim to reach these goals in our study - To initiate the enteral feeding in pediatric intensive care units or not - To demonstrate the reasons whether early enteral feeding is initiated or not - To determine the incidence of feeding intolerance - To identify the situations such as analgesia ,sedation, catecholamines or individual preferences of the medical staff which lead to delay or interruption in enteral feeding in pediatric intensive care units - To investigate the relation between the successful enteral feeding and mortality , morbidity du to the sepsis , septic shock and multiorgan failure Stage 2 - IFABP as biomarker of feeding intolerance in critically ill children in the PICU (IFABP in PICU) Critically ill children are at increased risk for intestinal injury, gastrointestinal dysfunction and feeding intolerance, which are associated with delayed recovery and increased morbidity and mortality during their course in the pediatric intensive care unit. In critically ill children, there is little data on the factors influenced the enteral nutrition. We hypothesise that IFABP might be used as a biomarker which shows that the early intestinal damage due to these medications. Aim There is no information which shows that the role of the intestinal microcirculation problems and mucosal integrity on feeding intolerance in pediatric intensive care unit.We aim to reach these goals in our study - To show the value of IFABP regarding the identifying feeding intolerance and early detection of enteral feeding intolerance - To show the relation between the IFABP concentration and enteral feeding intolerance - To show the relation between the mechanical ventilation settings , sedation , inotropic medications doses and IFABP concentration and feeding intolerance - To show the relation between IFABP concentrations and mortality and morbidity due to the sepsis , septic shock and multi system organ failure Stage 1 (ERTEN in PICU) was completed . In many patients, initiation of feeding seems to be delayed without an evidence-based reason. ERTEN was achieved in 43 (25.3%) of 95 patients within 48 h after PICU admission. Patients with Early Initiation of Feeding were statistically significant more likely to have ERTEN. ERTEN was independent significant prognostic factors for survival (p<0.001), with reached target enteral caloric intake on day 2 indicating improved survival.
The aim of the study is to evaluate the beneficial effects of the administration of enteral nutrition product with milk proteins, monounsaturated fatty acids and low dextrose equivalent maltodextrin and enriched in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and medium chain triglycerides (MCT) in patients with mild acute pancreatitis. All this against other specific product. The main objectives of this project are: - Comparing the tolerance of both preparations. - Comparing the evolution of nutritional status in both groups. - Comparing the evolution of inflammatory parameters in both groups