NCT00856219

Comparison of Enteral Versus Parenteral Feeding in Healthy Human Subjects

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 12 (actual)
• Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Literature suggests that route of feeding and/or certain nutrients may cause alterations in the body's immune cells. Immune cells help protect the body and fight infection/disease. Tube feeding (TF) is a method of delivering nutrition directly to the stomach/intestines via a small tube. The immune system may respond differently when receiving continuous TF as compared to receiving intermittent TF. Heart rate variability (HRV, the intervals between heartbeats) is a measurement of the nervous system's response to a stress/illness. The differences in immune cells and/or HRV may influence how the body reacts to complications such as infection.

Conditions

• Healthy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Enteral Continuous	Continuous Tube Feeding for 72 hours
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Enteral Intermittent	Intermittent Tube Feedings
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	Parenteral Continuous	Parenteral Continuously for 72 hours

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-02-01
• Primary completion: 2011-03-01
• Completion: 2011-03-01
• First posted: 2009-03-05
• Last updated: 2015-05-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States