ENTERAL NUTRITION

This study tests whether giving extremely premature babies (born at 28 weeks or earlier) a special diet enriched with DHA and ARA during their first two weeks of life can reduce lung damage and improve breathing. About 150 babies will be randomly assigned to receive either the en…

This study looks at whether a new, evidence-based nutrition guideline can improve care for patients in surgical intensive care units (ICUs). Researchers will train healthcare workers on the guideline and compare patient outcomes before and after its use. The goal is to see if mor…

This study looks at whether giving tube feedings at set times (intermittent) versus nonstop (continuous) helps people with severe stroke live longer and recover better. About 60 patients will be randomly assigned to one of the two feeding methods. Researchers will track survival,…

This study looks at whether a new set of guidelines for tube feeding can improve care for critically ill children in intensive care. Researchers will train nurses in multiple hospitals to follow these guidelines and then check if they are being used correctly and if children get …

This study looks at whether giving tube feeding for 18 or 20 hours a day (with a break) is better than the standard 24-hour continuous feeding for critically ill patients in the ICU. Researchers want to see if these shorter feeding cycles can reduce time spent in the ICU, lower i…