About this trial

This prospective observational randomized study aims to determine energy, protein intake and gastrointestinal tolerance while using enteral nutrition formulas with very high protein content and enteral nutrition formulas with normal protein content.

* Differences regarding achieving protein and calorie daily targets when using enteral nutrition formulas with different protein content * Differences regarding residual gastric volume when using enteral nutrition formulas with different protein content * Differences regarding body composition when using enteral nutrition formulas with different protein content

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Adult patients (>18 yrs) admitted to the ICU

Multiple trauma (Injury severity score > 18)

Intubation and mechanical ventilation upon admission in ICU or during the first 24 hours of admission, for at least 48 h

Disqualifiers

Age < 18 years

Pregnant women

Patients not intubated or not mechanically ventilated or receiving only non-invasive ventilation

Patients with enteral feeding contraindication 48 h after admission

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Medical food

Treatment groups

70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Locations

1
Clinical Emergency Hospital of Bucharest Bucharest Romania

Sponsors and collaborators

Romanian Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition

Lead sponsor