Nutritional status.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: The intermittent feeding group will be fed intermittently once every three hours about 15 minute by nasogastric tube. Intervention 2: In intervention group, patient will be fed every
Prevention
The intermittent feeding group will be fed intermittently once every three hours about 15 minute by nasogastric tube.
In intervention group, patient will be fed every 8 hours (20ml/hr) using continuous infusion pump.
The intravenous feeding group includes patients who after several days of receiving intermittent feeding will be fed intravenously as doctor order.
Sponsors
Kermanshah university of medical sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patients with diagnosis of multiple trauma associated with head trauma, body mass index between 18.5 to 29.5, does not need to specific diet (such as diabetes, hypertension, hyprlipidemia, renal failure, liver failure, heart failure, AIDS , cancer , etc), not receiving food orally or intravenously at the beginning of feeding Exclusion criteria: catching diseases requiring a specific diet during the study period, discharge or the patient died before the seventh day of study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Albumin. Timepoint: At admission time and then at the end of first, second and third weeks after admission. Method of measurement: Laboratory methods.;Nitrogen balance. Timepoint: At admission time and then at the end of first, second and third weeks after admission. Method of measurement: Laboratory methods.;Total protein. Timepoint: At admission time and then at the end of first, second and third weeks after admission. Method of measurement: Laboratory methods. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Iron, serum. Timepoint: At admission time and then at the end of first, second and third weeks after admission. Method of measurement: Laboratory methods.;Creatinine height index (CHI). Timepoint: At admission time and then at the end of first, second and third weeks after admission. Method of measurement: Laboratory methods.;Urea, serum. Timepoint: At admission time and then at the end of first, second and third weeks after admission. Method of measurement: Laboratory methods.;Total iron binding capacity. Timepoint: At admission time and then at the end of first, second and third weeks after admission. Method of measurement: Laboratory methods.;Ferritin. Timepoint: At admission time and then at the end of first, second and third weeks after admission. Method of measurement: Laboratory methods. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAlireza Khatony
Kermanshah school of nursing and midwifery
Outcome results
None listed