The study is an unblinded randomized trial, designed to examine whether gastric- or jejunal feeding tubes are the most effect full to feed patients with alcoholic liver diseases and non-sufficient oral intake. The primary outcome will be differences in nutrition intake between the groups. Secondary outcomes will be: the amount of unplanned tube discontinuations; handgrip and patients' quality of life, nausea \& vomiting. The study will include 40 patients at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Nutricia Flocare® Pur Tube Enlock, Ch. 12
Nutricia Flocare® Bengmark®, Ch. 10
Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Central Region, Denmark
Differences in nutrition intake
Nutrition intake, protein intake, oral intake versus tube intake
Time frame: Day 3 & 7 and every 7th. day until discharge from the hospital, up to 3 months
Differences in patients reported outcomes
Questionnaires
Time frame: Day 3 & 7 and every 7th. day until discharge from the hospital, up to 3 months
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