New tube feeding guidelines put to the test in sick kids
NCT ID NCT07441746
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will see if a new set of guidelines for tube feeding helps critically ill children get better nutrition. About 500 children in intensive care units across several hospitals will take part. Nurses will follow the new standard, and researchers will check if it leads to fewer complications and better energy intake.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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- 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.
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28 days to 18 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.
1. Nurses: Inclusion Criteria: * Nurses who have worked in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) for ≥ 3 months, completed the departmental training, and are capable of independently performing feeding tube procedures. * Nurses who hold a valid and legal nursing license. * Nurses who voluntarily participate in the study and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Nurses who are trainees or interns. * Nurses who are on leave or not on duty. 2. Pediatric Patients: Inclusion: * Critically ill children aged \> 28 days and ≤ 18 years. * Length of hospital stay ≥ 24 hours. * Children receiving nutritional support via feeding tube during hospitalization. * Parents or legal guardians of the child have signed the informed consent form, agreeing to the child's participation in the study. Exclusion: * Children who are fed via gastrostomy or jejunostomy. * Children who are in the transition phase from tube feeding to oral feeding and can partially consume food orally.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Shanghai, Minhang, China 201102, China
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