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Improvement Project To Optimizing Nutrition With Higher Protein and Calorie Pediatric Tube Feeding

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03017664
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : January 11, 2017
Last Update Posted : January 27, 2020
Sponsor:
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Nestlé

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This quality improvement project will include a practice change based on national guidelines for the nutritional management of PICU patients.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment
Critically Ill Children Other: Peptide-based enteral formula Other: Retrospective review of enteral tube feeding formula

Detailed Description:
This quality improvement project will include a practice change based on national guidelines for the nutritional management of PICU patients. The primary aim of this quality improvement project is to better meet protein needs of ICU critically ill children
Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Actual Enrollment : 28 participants
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: An Improvement Project Towards Optimizing Nutrition Intervention With a Higher Protein and Calorie Pediatric Tube Feeding Formula
Actual Study Start Date : January 15, 2018
Actual Primary Completion Date : June 30, 2019
Actual Study Completion Date : December 31, 2019
Groups and Cohorts
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Group/Cohort Intervention/treatment
RFG
Retrospective review of enteral feeding in pediatric ICU patients for up to 5 days
 Other: Retrospective review of enteral tube feeding formula
Enteral formula tube feeding will be retrospectively reviewed
PFG
Pediatric ICU population to be fed a peptide-based enteral formula with higher protein and higher calories for up to 5 days
 Other: Peptide-based enteral formula
Peptide-based, higher protein and higher calorie enteral formula


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Enteral formula volume [ Time Frame: 5 days ]
    Daily total formula volume (mL) delivered


Other Outcome Measures:
  1. Protein modular [ Time Frame: 5 days ]
    yes/no; if yes, dose (g/mL) and schedule

  2. Enteral feeding interruptions [ Time Frame: 5 days ]
    yes/no; if yes, reason for interruption

  3. Diarrhea [ Time Frame: 5 days ]
    yes/no; if yes, frequency in 24 hour period

  4. Vomiting [ Time Frame: 5 days ]
    yes/no; if yes, frequency in 24 hour period

  5. Elevated gastric residuals [ Time Frame: 5 days ]
    yes/no; if yes, amount (mL) in 24 hour period

  6. Abdominal distention/pain [ Time Frame: 5 days ]
    yes/no


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   1 Year to 13 Years   (Child)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
Children aged 1-13 years with enteral feeding access
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Children aged 1-18 years old with enteral feeding access and anticipated to be fed for 5 days

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Contacts and Locations
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Locations
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United States, Illinois
The University of Chicago, Comer Children's Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637
United States, Tennessee
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38103
Sponsors and Collaborators
Nestlé
Investigators
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Study Director: Krysmaru B AraujoTorres, MD Nestlé
More Information
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Responsible Party: Nestlé
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03017664    
Other Study ID Numbers: 16.04.US.HCN
First Posted: January 11, 2017    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: January 27, 2020
Last Verified: January 2020
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Critical Illness
Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes