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N/A N=124 Randomized Triple-blind Prevention

Enteral Nutrition as Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients.

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage · Clostridium Difficile Colitis

Enrolled (actual)
124
Serious AEs
1.6%
Results posted
Jan 2018
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Subjects With GI Bleeding — 1; 1 participants

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Pantoprazole 40 mg IV daily and tube feed. (Drug); Placebo and tube feed (Other)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Mohamed Saad
Primary completion
Jul 2016

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Number of Subjects With GI Bleeding
1; 1
SECONDARY
Number of Subjects With ICU-acquired C. Difficile Pseudomembranous Colitis.
1; 3

Summary

study is to determine if proton pump inhibitors plus enteral nutrition is superior to enteral nutrition alone as a stress ulcer prophylaxis strategy in critically ill patients in terms of incidence of overt and significant GI bleeding related to stress gastropathy.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age 18 years or older
  • Admission to the medical ICU at University of Louisville Hospital or Jewish Hospital
  • Expected need for mechanical ventilation > 48 hours
  • No contraindication to EN within the first 24 hours after admission to the ICU

Exclusion Criteria

  • Evidence of active GI bleeding during current hospitalization prior to study entry
  • Admission to ICU with primary diagnosis of burn injury
  • Closed head injury or increased intracranial pressure
  • Partial or complete gastrectomy
  • Pregnancy or lactation
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01477320). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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