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Register: ISRCTN
Last refreshed on: 30 April 2018
Main ID:  ISRCTN86016963
Date of registration: 30/09/2005
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Department of Health
Public title: A prospective, pilot, randomised, controlled trial of continuous versus bolus feeding in gastrostomy fed patients
Scientific title: A prospective, pilot, randomised, controlled trial of continuous versus bolus feeding in gastrostomy fed patients
Date of first enrolment: 01/04/2004
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN86016963
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Randomised controlled trial (Not Specified)  
Phase:  Not Specified
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Contacts
Name: T E    Bowling
Address:  Consultant in Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition Queens Medical Centre University Hospital NG7 2UH Nottingham United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 115 9249924
Email: tim.bowling@nuh.nhs.uk
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 60 patients being fed Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG).
Patient and/or carer must, in the opinion of the researcher be able to comply with the protocol. Anticipated length of time on tube feeding greater than the study period: 10 weeks. Patient suitable for standard polymeric fibre feed: patients not taking diet orally.

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

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Gender: Not Specified
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Surgery: Gastrostomy
Surgery
Intervention(s)
Randomised Controlled Trial:
1: Continuous Feeding
2: Bolus Feeding
Primary Outcome(s)
To examine the differences in enteral feeding complication in those patients who are fed via continuous infusion or via bolus feeding.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary ID(s)
N0192147123
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Queen's Medical Centre University Hospital NHS Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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Not provided at time of registration
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted:
Date Completed: 30/09/2005
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