Effect of monitoring residual gastric volume on pneumonia

Comparison the effect of two nasogastric feeding methods, monitoring and not monitoring residual gastric volume on risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20170118032029N3

Enrollment

138

Registered

2018-05-20

Start date

2018-06-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-06-18

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Conditions

Pneumonia. Bacterial pneumonia, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Patients in the intervention group received NG feeding after the measurement of gastric secretion volume based on international guidelines. Intervention 2: Control group: patients rece

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Hospitalization in ICU Connected to ventilator Nutrition by NGT

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with renal failure Patients with pneumonia History of abdominal surgery Pregnant patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pneumonia. Timepoint: Measuring the incidence of pneumonia in patients on days 3 and 5 after starting NG feeding. Method of measurement: modified Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (mCPIS).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSimin Jahani

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Jahanisimin50@yahoo.com+98 61 3338 4754

Outcome results

None listed

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