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Enteral versus parenteral NutritiOn dUring early Recovery in the critically Ill after SHock: A Prospective, Multicenter, Open-label, Randomized Controlled Study (NOURISH trial)

Enteral versus parenteral NutritiOn dUring early Recovery in the critically Ill after SHock: A Prospective, Multicenter, Open-label, Randomized Controlled Study (NOURISH trial)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0011373
Enrollment
1150
Registered
2025-12-23
Start date
2026-01-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-05

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Others(Clinical Nutrition Strategy) : Participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the enteral nutrition (EN) group or the parenteral nutrition (PN) group. Both groups will have ide
Serum lactate level < 2 mmol/L
Clinical determination that enteral nutrition is feasible.

Sponsors

Samsung Medical Center
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Screening Criteria Participants must meet all of the following conditions: Adults aged 19 years or older Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) Patients receiving vasopressor therapy for shock A history of maximum vasopressor requirement with a vasopressor-inotropic score (VIS) = 12, defined as: VIS = dopamine dose (µg/kg/min) + dobutamine dose (µg/kg/min) + 10 × milrinone dose (µg/kg/min) + 100 × epinephrine dose (µg/kg/min) + 100 × norepinephrine dose (µg/kg/min) + 10,000 × vasopressin dose (U/kg/min) 2) Inclusion Criteria Participants must meet all of the following: Fulfillment of all screening criteria Availability of central venous access suitable for parenteral nutrition (PN) Decreasing vasopressor requirement, defined as a current VIS = 12

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria Participants meeting any of the following will be excluded: Presence of contraindications to enteral nutrition (EN) or parenteral nutrition (PN) at the time of enrollment Conditions requiring specific nutritional management, including but not limited to long-term home EN or PN, or a diagnosis of refeeding syndrome Pregnancy or breastfeeding Severe comorbid conditions with an estimated life expectancy of less than 3 months Documented do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order Active gastrointestinal bleeding Gastrointestinal surgery within the past 1 month Current participation in another randomized controlled trial comparing EN and PN

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
ICU mortality and ICU acquired infections

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
mortality;in-hospital mortality;mortality;ICU length of stay;Hospital length of stay;Time to wean from vasopressor support;Feeding intolerance;Gastrointestinal complications (vomiting, diarrhea, bowel ischemia, pseud-obstruction, other gastrointestinal complications);Time to reach nutritional target;Daily calorie/protein supplement;Clinical Frailty score ;Body mass index at enrollment;lactate clearance;New renal replacement therapy during ICU stay;New insulin therapy during ICU stay;Prokinetic drug use, daily during ICU stay;SOFA score from day 0 to day 7

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJeong Hoon yang

Samsung Medical Center

jhysmc@gmail.com+82-2-2008-4284

Outcome results

None listed

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