Real food tube feeds: a kinder option for kids?
NCT ID NCT05269992
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how well children aged 1 to 16 tolerate and accept new nutritional feeds made from real food ingredients. The feeds are given through a tube or as a drink. Researchers will track stomach issues like pain, bloating, and nausea over 28 days. The goal is to see if these feeds are a safe and comfortable option for kids who need extra nutrition.
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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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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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1 year to 16 years
- 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: * Children from 1 year to 16 years of age. * Requiring oral or enteral nutritional support from a whole protein 1kcal/ml or a 1.5kcal/ml enteral tube feed (via an existing enteral feeding tube) or oral nutritional supplement for at least 28 days. * Expected to receive a minimum of 300kcal/day from the study product(s). * Informed consent obtained from the patient/carer. Exclusion Criteria: * Total parenteral nutrition (100% of requirements). * Allergy to any of the study product ingredients. * Severe galactose (galactosaemia) or lactose intolerance. * Severe hepatic, metabolic or renal dysfunction. * Requirement for a fibre free feed. * Requirement for a hydrolysed, elemental or any other specialised feed. * On high intensity chemotherapy or radiation therapy, pancreatitis, chylothorax, or Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Bristol, BS2 8BJ, United Kingdom
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