Which feeding strategy works best for ventilator patients?
NCT ID NCT00199641
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at two different ways to feed patients who are on mechanical ventilators. The goal was to see which method causes fewer problems like diarrhea, vomiting, or pneumonia. One hundred adult patients were enrolled, and researchers measured how much nutrition they actually received compared to what was planned.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- enteral nutrition
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help identify the best feeding method for patients on ventilators, reducing complications and improving nutrition delivery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 100 participants, so results may not apply broadly. It compares existing strategies, not a new treatment, so no breakthrough is expected.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2002
- Finished
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Jan 2008
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult (\> 18 ans) * Mechanical ventilation for \> 72 hours * Planned enteral nutrition * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Body Mass Index \< 20 kg/m2 * Enteral nutrition non indicated (ileus, splanchnic ischemia..) * Shock (use of catecholamines, arterial blood pressure \< 90 mmHg, peripheral hypoperfusion, elevation of lactates \> x 1,5 normal value) * Contraindications for gastric tube * Pregnancy * Previous enrollment in the present study
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service de Réanimation
Angoulême, France
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Service de réanimation Polyvalente
Limoges, France
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