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We want to find out which method of giving liquid food through a tube works best and is safest for very sick patients in the ICU between slow continuous feeding smaller regular meals and larger meals.

A randomized controlled trial to compare the efficacy and safety of continuous, intermittent and bolus enteral feeding in critically ill patients - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/10/095923
Enrollment
93
Registered
2025-10-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: E46- Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition

Interventions

Intervention1: Bolus enteral tube feeding: The feed will be introduced via Ryle’s tube under the flow of gravity with the help of the siphoning technique and 300ml of volume according to calorie requi

Sponsors

Department of Critical Care Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who are on tube feeding with normal gastric function admitted in ICU Who had given informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Short bowel Severe Acute pancreatitis Post intestinal surgery Intestinal failure High/triple ionotropic support. The patients who died or got discharged before 48 hours of initiation of feeding

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To compare Gastrointestinal intolerance between continuous, intermittent and bolus feeding in critically ill patients.Timepoint: To compare Gastrointestinal intolerance between continuous, intermittent and bolus feeding in critically ill patients at day1,day2,day3—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To compare need for prokinetics, feeding interruption, ICU length of stay, blood glucose control, albumin levels before and after intervention between continuous, intermittent and bolus feeding in critically ill patients.Timepoint: To compare need for prokinetics, feeding interruption, ICU length of stay, blood glucose control, albumin levels before and after intervention between continuous, intermittent and bolus feeding in critically ill patients at day1, day2, day3—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAravind B Guledagudd

Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute

viji2751977@gmail.com9886504680

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026