Ultrasound helps ICU patients get better nutrition
NCT ID NCT05379582
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether using ultrasound to check the stomach and gut could help doctors feed critically ill patients more successfully. 294 ICU patients were included. The goal was to see if this approach helps patients reach their calorie targets and reduces feeding problems.
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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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294 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Oct 2023
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * The age is not less than 18 years * within 24 hours after entering ICU * Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score \> 8 * the estimated length of stay in ICU is more than 3 days * informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * The normal anatomy of stomach, small intestine or the right colon was significantly changed (Gastrectomy, esophagectomy, pancreaticoduodenectomy, gastrointestinal bypass surgery, the presence of short bowel syndrome,etc.) * Uncontrolled gastrointestinal bleeding * Uncontrolled intestinal obstruction * Uncontrolled mesenteric vascular disease * Pregnancy * breastfeeding * Received enteral nutrition or parenteral nutrition within 24 hours prior to ICU admission * Predict death within 48 hours after ICU admission * Enrolled in this study before.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, China
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