Feeding frenzy: ICU study challenges Pre-Surgery fasting norm
NCT ID NCT05906472
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether patients in the ICU who need a tracheostomy can keep getting nutrition through a tube right up until surgery, instead of stopping 6 hours before. The goal is to see if this helps them get more food without increasing the risk of food getting into the lungs or causing lung infections. About 200 adults in the ICU will take part, and researchers will compare the two approaches.
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Study facts
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- 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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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
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Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years or older * admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) * intubated and require tracheostomy Exclusion Criteria: * under 18 years * unable to obtain informed consent * deemed clinically brain dead within 7 days of enrollment * transitioned to comfort measures within 7 days of enrollment * Pregnant patients * Prisoners
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Erie County Medical Center (University at Buffalo)
RECRUITINGBuffalo, New York, 14215, United States
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HCA Research Medical Center
RECRUITINGKansas City, Missouri, 64132, United States
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Lehigh Valley Health Network
RECRUITINGAllentown, Pennsylvania, 18103, United States
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Nuvance Health - Danbury Hospital
RECRUITINGDanbury, Connecticut, 06810, United States
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St. Mary's Medical Center
RECRUITINGWest Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States
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University of South Carolina Sch of Medicine /Prisma Health Richland
RECRUITINGColumbia, South Carolina, 29203, United States
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