The effect of Ginger extract on gastric residual volume in patients with mechanical ventilation hospitalized in intensive care unit

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201009094722N2

Enrollment

Registered

2011-04-26

Start date

2011-02-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: Ischaemic heart diseases. Condition 2: Cerebrovascular diseases. Condition 3: Chronic lower respiratory diseases. Condition 4: Hypertensive diseases. Condition 5: Diseases of the nervous system. Condition 6: Diseases of the circulatory system. Chronic ischaemic heart disease, Chronic ischaemic heart disease, Cerebral infarction, Occlusion and stenosis of precerebral arteries, not resulting in cerebral infarction , Other cerebrovascular diseases Chronic lower respiratory diseases

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 3ml ginger extract plus 40ml water through NGT, twice a day, will be added to the special food for the feeding via NG tube. Intervention 2: Control group: 43 ml wat

Treatment - Drugs

Placebo

Intervention group: 3ml ginger extract plus 40ml water through NGT, twice a day, will be added to the special food for the feeding via NG tube.

Control group: 43 ml water, twice a day, as placebo, will be added to the special food for the feeding via NG tube.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: mechanical ventilation for less than 48 hrs, patients with nasogastric tube feeding (NGT), age 18-60 years old, presence of medical or surgical problems hospitalized in intensive care unit Exclusion criteria: Presence of gallstone disease, pregnancy, breast feeding, active bleeding, lesion in gastrointestinal tract, malignancy, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, consumption of any medication affecting gastrointestinal motility during two weeks prior to the study or during research period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Gastric residual volume. Timepoint: Every 3 hrs exactly before doing gavage. Method of measurement: by using 50cc gavage syringe.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The amount of energy received. Timepoint: Every 24 hours. Method of measurement: the amount of received gavage food (ml) is converted to calorie.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMitra Hekmatafshar

Golestan University Of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran

hekmatafshar@goums.ac.irm.hekmatafshar@yahoo.comm.hekmatafshar@gmail.com+98 17 1443 0360

Outcome results

None listed

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