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Prokinetic Drugs and Enteral Nutrition

Effect of Prokinetic Drugs During the Administration of Enteral Nutrition

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
60 (estimated)
Sponsor
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of two drugs that can help in the prevention of regurgitation during the administration of enteral nutrition and define which one is the most effective.

Detailed description

Two prokinetic drugs (metoclopramide and erythromycin) will be compared during the administration of enteral nutrition in critically ill patients. We would like to know which one is the most effective in preventing regurgitation and risk of aspiration, which is a common complication of enteral nutritional support. This will be evaluated by measuring gastric residue every six hours.

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2009-09-01
First posted
2009-06-09
Last updated
2009-06-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00916591. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.