Stroke
Conditions
Interventions
A:continuous enteral nutrition
B:intermittent enteral nutrition n
Sponsors
Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, the Fourth Military Medical University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Acute cerebrovascular disease suffered within 7 days (including the seventh day); 2. Age >=45 years of age; 3. Consciousness Disorder (GCS<=12)or dysphagia (Kubota drinking water test: Grade III or higher) 4. Planned enteral nutrition for more than seven days.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Subarachnoid hemorrhage; 2.Previous gastrectomy, intestinal resection, premorbid history of malabsorptive or motility or other gastrointestinal disorder; 3.Definite sign of pneumonia on chest radiography or chest CT; 4.Severe hepatic and renal dysfunction; documented dysfunction (serum Bilirubin > 2.5 mg/dL); 5.Nnasogastric feeding had been initiated before into the group; 6.Morbid obesity (defined as body mass index [BMI] > 35); 7.The need for parenteral nutrition.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the number of older stroke patients reaching nutrition goal in the fifth day;the incidence of diarrhea;total hospital days;14-day mortality; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| prealbumin;transferrin;the incidence of gastric retention;he incidence of aspiration pneumonia;NICU length of stay;NIHSS; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWen Jiang
Outcome results
None listed