Clinical trial
Effect of Implementing Enteral Nutrition Guidelines on Critical Care Nurses' Practice and Patients' Outcomes
Name
Enteral Nutrition
Description
Critically ill patients often exhibit a hypermetabolic state and increased energy requirements due to their critical illnesses. Those patients cannot meet their nutritional requirements through oral feeding. Therefore, the initiation of enteral nutrition (EN) is an essential intervention to fulfill the body's dietary and physiological requirements. Despite advancements in the techniques and equipment used for EN, inadequate nutritional intake is a significant issue for CIPs. It requires special attention to prevent muscle wasting and overfeeding. Critical care nurses have a key role in applying the proper nutritional care for CIPs. They are responsible for inserting and maintaining the feeding tube, delivering the feeds, and avoiding complications associated with EN.
Trial arms
Trial start
2023-09-01
Estimated PCD
2024-01-30
Trial end
2024-06-30
Status
Not yet recruiting
Treatment
enteral nutrition guidelines
The nurses will be educated about the enteral nutrition guidelines. Then they will apply these guidelines on the participants during enteral nutrition procedure. After conducting the guidelines, the researcher will assess the effect of the guidelines on patients' outcomes.
Arms:
Enteral Nutrition Guidelines Group
Other names:
prokinetic agent
Size
68
Primary endpoint
Signs of feeding intolerance assessment
Signs of feeding intolerance will be assessed for seven days.
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adult patients ≥ 18 years old.
* Hemodynamically stable patients.
* Patients who are unable to maintain volitional oral intake within 24 hours of admission.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Signs of feeding intolerance (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or high gastric residual volume).
* Contraindications to EN such as active bleeding, bowel obstruction, bowel ischemia, or paralytic ileus.
* Signs of clinical shock (low blood pressure, rapid breathing, rapid weak pulse, and decreased urine output).
Protocol
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Updated at
2023-06-12
1 organization
Organization
Mansoura University