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Effect of Location of Feeding on Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Patients (ELF)

NCT03566992 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 170

Last updated 2018-06-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of location of feeding on glycemic control in critically ill patients.

The investigators hypothesize that glycemic control in critically ill patients who receive enteral nutrition through postpyloric location (beyond stomach) will have better glycemic control compared to critically ill patients fed gastrically.

Conditions

  • Glucose Metabolism Disorders
  • Critical Illness

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Gastric

Placement of a nasoenteric tube

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Halyard Health

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Winchester Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Padmaraj Duvvuri, MD · Winchester Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-01
Primary Completion
2018-07-01
Completion
2018-09-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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