This is a prospective acceptability study to evaluate the gastrointestinal tolerance and compliance of a bolus tube feed over a 28 -day period for up to 50 participants. The enteral bolus formula is for the dietary management of patients with short bowel syndrome; intractable malabsorption; preoperative preparation of undernourished patients; inflammatory bowel disease; total gastrectomy; dysphagia; bowel fistulae; feeding intolerances, developmental disabilities, and disease related malnutrition.
The study will collect data in 50 children and adults over a period of 28 days. Gastrointestinal tolerance will be collected over 7 days and formula intake will be over 28 days. A patient satisfaction questionnaire will be completed at the end of the study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
Dose intake and duration.
Queen Medical Hospital Nutrition and Dietetics
Nottingham, United Kingdom
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGDietetic Team 1st floor Kings Court 1, Charles Hastings Way,
Worcester, United Kingdom
RECRUITINGMeasure of Gastrointestinal tolerance
Severity of symptoms such as reflux, vomiting, constipation, diarrhoea as a four-point likert scale (none, mild, moderate, severe).
Time frame: 7 days
Daily record of formula intake.
Measure of formula intake in mL.
Time frame: 28 days
Sarah Durnan, PHD, BSc Nutrition Dietetics
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