Gut feeding vs. IV: which saves more lives in the ICU?

NCT ID NCT01802099

First seen Jan 25, 2026 · Last updated May 02, 2026 · Updated 14 times

Summary

This study looked at over 2,400 critically ill patients who needed breathing machines and medications for shock. Researchers compared early feeding through a tube into the stomach (enteral nutrition) versus feeding through a vein (parenteral nutrition) to see which approach reduced deaths by day 28. The goal was to find the safest way to provide nutrition in the intensive care unit.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CH Docteur Schaffner

    Lens, 62307, France

  • CH Louis Pasteur

    Chartres, 28018, France

  • CH Marc Jacquet

    Melun, 77000, France

  • CH de Dieppe

    Dieppe, 76202, France

  • CH de Montauban

    Montauban, 82013, France

  • CH de Saint Malo

    St-Malo, 35400, France

  • CHD Vendée - service de réanimation

    La Roche-sur-Yon, 85000, France

  • CHI André Grégoire

    Montreuil, 93105, France

  • CHU Amiens

    Amiens, 80054, France

  • CHU Besançon-Hôpital Jean Minjoz

    Besançon, 25000, France

  • CHU Dijon

    Dijon, 21079, France

  • CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63003, France

  • CHU Grenoble

    Grenoble, 38043, France

  • CHU Lille

    Lille, 59000, France

  • CHU Louis Mourier

    Colombes, 92701, France

  • CHU Paris Cochin

    Paris, 75014, France

  • CHU Pellegrin Tripode

    Bordeaux, 33076, France

  • CHU Pointe à Pitre - Abymes

    Point À Pitre, 97110, France

  • CHU Poitiers

    Poitiers, 86021, France

  • CHU Saint Etienne-Hôpital Nord

    Saint-Etienne, 42055, France

  • CHU Saint Louis

    Paris, 75010, France

  • CHU Saint-Antoine

    Paris, 75012, France

  • CHU Tours

    Tours, 37044, France

  • CHU d'Angers

    Angers, 49933, France

  • CHU de Bicêtre

    Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94275, France

  • CHU de Lyon- Hôpital de la Croix Rousse

    Lyon, 69004, France

  • CHU de Nantes - Hôtel Dieu

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • CHU de Nantes, Hopital Laennec

    Nantes, 44000, France

  • CHU de Strasbourg - Hôpital de Hautepierre

    Strasbourg, 67098, France

  • CHU de Strasbourg - Nouvel Hôpital Civil

    Strasbourg, 67091, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Jacques Puel

    Rodez, 12000, France

  • Centre Hospitalier de Beauvais

    Beauvais, 60021, France

  • Centre hospitalier d'Annecy

    Annecy, 74374, France

  • Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint Joseph

    Paris, 75014, France

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon

    Lyon, 69437, France

  • Hôpital Delafontaine

    Saint-Denis, 93200, France

  • Hôpital Emile Muller

    Mulhouse, 68100, France

  • Hôpital Foch

    Suresnes, 92150, France

  • Hôpital Raymond Poincarre

    Garches, 92380, France

  • Hôpital Tenon

    Paris, 75020, France

  • Hôpital de La Source, CHR Orléans

    Orléans, 45067, France

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