Comparison of Enteral Versus Parenteral Feeding in Healthy Human Subjects
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Brief summary
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Literature suggests that route of feeding and/or certain nutrients may cause alterations in the body's immune cells. Immune cells help protect the body and fight infection/disease. Tube feeding (TF) is a method of delivering nutrition directly to the stomach/intestines via a small tube. The immune system may respond differently when receiving continuous TF as compared to receiving intermittent TF. Heart rate variability (HRV, the intervals between heartbeats) is a measurement of the nervous system's response to a stress/illness. The differences in immune cells and/or HRV may influence how the body reacts to complications such as infection.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00856219
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Enrollment
- 12 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Enteral Continuous Dietary Supplement
- Enteral Intermittent Dietary Supplement
- Parenteral Continuous Dietary Supplement
Dietary Supplement
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 40 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepts healthy volunteers
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 31, 2009
- Primary completion
- Feb 28, 2011
- Completion
- Feb 28, 2011
- Last update posted
- May 21, 2015
2009 – 2011
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers-RWJMS | New Brunswick | New Jersey | 08901 | — |
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