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The effect of continuous feeding and sequential feeding on gut microbiota of critically ill patients at different time points: a pilot study

The effect of continuous feeding and sequential feeding on gut microbiota of critically ill patients at different time points: a pilot study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500106937
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-07-31
Start date
2025-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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

Conditions

Critical disease

Interventions

Continuous/sequential feeding group:None

Sponsors

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.ICU length of stay after enrollment is expected to be >=5 days. 2.Patients who require enteral nutrition via a nasogastric tube. 3.Age >=18 years, no gender restrictions. 4.Indications for enteral nutrition, with a nutrition risk screening score of 3-7 points. 5.Patients who voluntarily agree or whose family members consent to participate in the trial and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with primary gastrointestinal diseases, such as gastrointestinal ulcers, atrophic gastritis, gastric cancer, etc. 2.Patients who have undergone gastrointestinal surgery. 3.Patients with malignant tumors, end-stage conditions, severe traumatic brain injury, extremely poor prognosis, or those who are likely to die in the short term. 4.Pregnant or breastfeeding women. 5.Patients or their family members who refuse to sign the informed consent form.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Intestinal microbiota diversity indicators at each time point;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of different flora abundance at each time point;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactBo Yao

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

icuyaobo@126.com+86 532 6685 0502

Outcome results

None listed

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