The effect of gastric residual volume measurement on calorie intake in patients admitted to the intensive care unit

Determining the effect of not measuring the gastric residual volume on the success rate in achieving the target calorie of enteral nutrition in patients with endotracheal tubes hospitalized in the intensive care units of Namazi Hospital

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20171217037916N3

Enrollment

Registered

2023-10-08

Start date

2023-10-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-10-16

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Conditions

Patients undergoing mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit. Dependence on respirator

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Not to measure gastric residual volume before each feeding of the patient for 7 days. Intervention 2: Control group: measurement the gastric residual volume befor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age equal to or older than 18 years Patients who have enteral nutrition through a nasogastric or orogastric tube after tracheal intubation and are expected to be mechanically ventilated for more than a week

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who have had gastrointestinal surgery pregnancy Patients with gastrostomy and jugenostomy tubes

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal distension, length of stay in ICU, mortality in ICU. Timepoint: 7 days. Method of measurement: Designed form.	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The rate of reaching the target calories 48 hours after the start of enteral feeding. Timepoint: 7 days. Method of measurement: The amount of feeding received by the patient during 24 hours will be collected by the nurse, then it will be divided by the amount of feeding ordered by the doctor, and then the percentage will be multiplied If the resulting number is equal to or more than 90% within 48 hours after the start of enteral feeding, it will be considered that the target calories have been reached.	—

Measure

Time frame

The rate of reaching the target calories 48 hours after the start of enteral feeding. Timepoint: 7 days. Method of measurement: The amount of feeding received by the patient during 24 hours will be collected by the nurse, then it will be divided by the amount of feeding ordered by the doctor, and then the percentage will be multiplied If the resulting number is equal to or more than 90% within 48 hours after the start of enteral feeding, it will be considered that the target calories have been reached.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra Mousavi Shirazi Fard

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

z_mousavi@sums.ac.ir+98 71 3725 1004

Outcome results

None listed

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