CompletedNot Applicable

Impact of Early Enteral vs. Parenteral Nutrition on Mortality in Patients Requiring Mechanical Ventilation and Catecholamines

France2,410 participantsStarted 2013-03

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the hypothesis that, as compared to early intravenous feeding, early nutrition via the enteral route is associated with reduced Day 28-mortality in critically ill patients treated with mechanical ventilation and vasoactive drug.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Invasive mechanical ventilation expected to be required more than 48 hours * Nutrition started within 24 hours after initiation of endotracheal mechanical ventilation * Treatment with vasoactive drug administered via a central venous catheter * Age over 18 years * Signed information Exclusion Criteria: * Abdominal surgery within 1 month before inclusion * History of esophageal, gastric, duodenal or pancreatic surgery * Bleeding from the esophagus, stomach or bowel * enteral nutrition via gastrostomy or jejunostomy * pregnancy * Treatment-limitation decisions * Current inclusion in a trial on comparison between enteral and parenteral nutrition

What they're measuring

Mortality

Timeframe: 28 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01802099

SponsorCentre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2015-07

Results submitted2026-01-02

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