Preoperative Fasting vs. Not Fasting in Critically Ill Patients
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Official title
FEEDS Trial - Fasting Preprocedurally in Enteral Nutrition: Evaluation of Divergent Approaches in Secure Airway
Brief summary
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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if fasting or not fasting before a procedure has an effect on recovery in those who are critically ill. The main questions it aims to answer for patients on a breathing machine who are receiving tube feeding are: * Does the risk of lung complications and death differ between those who are not fasting, which may have a higher chance of allowing tube feeding to enter the lungs, and fasting, which temporarily stops nutrition before a procedure? * Is there a difference in recovery times, hospital stays, infection rates, need for organ support, safety, and nutrition for those who either fast or do not fast before a procedure? * What is the relationship between nutrition and clinical outcomes? Researchers will compare not fasting and fasting to see if it has an effect on recovery. Participants will: * Be assigned by chance (like a coin toss) to one of two groups. One group (fasting group) will have their tube feeding stopped at least 8 hours before their procedure. The other group (not fasting group) will have their tube feeding stopped right before their procedure. * Be monitored via medical record for amount of protein and calories received, and any complications related to fasting/not fasting. * Data from routine electronic medical records will be reviewed to determine how participants are doing 3 months after their procedure. '
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT06751043
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 1,072 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Apr 27, 2025
- Primary completion
- Jan 31, 2028
- Completion
- Apr 30, 2028
- Last update posted
- Jun 11, 2026
2025 – 2028
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 19
- U.S. states
- 11
- U.S. cities
- 16
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford Medical Center | Palo Alto | California | 94305 | Recruiting |
| UCSF Medical Center Parnassus | San Francisco | California | 94143 | Recruiting |
| University of Colorado Medical Center | Aurora | Colorado | 80045 | Not yet recruiting |
| University of Miami Hospital | Miami | Florida | 33136 | Not yet recruiting |
| McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern | Chicago | Illinois | 60611 | Recruiting |
| Rush University Medical Center | Chicago | Illinois | 60612 | Recruiting |
| University of Maryland Medical Center | Baltimore | Maryland | 21201 | Not yet recruiting |
| Mass General Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02114 | Recruiting |
| Brigham & Women's Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02115 | Recruiting |
| University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center | Worcester | Massachusetts | 01655 | Recruiting |
| University of Minnesota Medical Center | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 55455 | Recruiting |
| Columbia University Irvine Medical Center | New York | New York | 10032 | Recruiting |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York | New York | 10065 | Recruiting |
| University of Rochester Medical Center | Rochester | New York | 14642 | Not yet recruiting |
| Montefiore Medical Center | The Bronx | New York | 10467 | Recruiting |
| Wake Forest University Health Sciences | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 27103 | Recruiting |
| Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland | Ohio | 44195 | Active, not recruiting |
| University of Texas Medical Branch | Galveston | Texas | 77555 | Recruiting |
| UT Health Houston | Houston | Texas | 77030 | Not yet recruiting |
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- Last update posted Jun 11, 2026 · Synced Sep 3, 2026
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