Gut bacteria swap may help ICU patients eat again

NCT ID NCT06603883

Completed Disease control Sponsor: Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jan 07, 2026 · Last updated May 20, 2026 · Updated 17 times

Summary

This study tested whether giving fecal transplants to critically ill ICU patients with gut problems could help them tolerate tube feeding. Nineteen patients received the transplant, and researchers checked if their digestion improved, how their gut bacteria changed, and whether they spent less time in the ICU. The goal was to find a new way to manage feeding intolerance in very sick patients.

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Department of Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan, China

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GASTROINTESTINAL DYSFUNCTION-INDUCED ENTERAL NUTRITION INTOLERANCE