Intermittent Oral Tube on Feeding Amount

NCT06328933 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: IOE feeding amount
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the differences in feeding amount and nutritional status between ischemic stroke patients using Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube and Nasogastric Tube. Patients will be randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, all receiving routine rehabilitation treatment. On this basis, the observation group will use Intermittent Oro esophageal Tube for enteral nutrition support, while the control group will use Nasogastric Tube. Researchers will compare changes in daily intake and nutritional status of two groups of patients before and after the study to see if Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube can improve the feeding amount and nutritional status between ischemic stroke patients compared to Nasogastric Tube

Conditions

Stroke

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Nutritional status-total protein

  The relevant indicators include total protein (TP, g/L) from the blood test within 24h after admission and the last day of treatment, generally, with empty-stomach ones and in the morning.

  day 1 and day 15

• Nutritional status-hemoglobin

  The relevant indicators include hemoglobin (Hb, g/L)from the blood test within 24h after admission and the last day of treatment, generally, with empty-stomach ones and in the morning.

  day 1 and day 15

• Nutritional status-albumin

  The relevant indicators include albumin (ALB, g/L)from the blood test within 24h after admission and the last day of treatment, generally, with empty-stomach ones and in the morning.

  day 1 and day 15

• Nutritional status-prealbumin

  The relevant indicators include prealbumin (PA, mg/L) from the blood test within 24h after admission and the last day of treatment, generally, with empty-stomach ones and in the morning.

  day 1 and day 15

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Feeding Amount

  day 1 and day 15

• Body weight

  day 1 and day 15

• Functional Oral Intake Scale

  day 1 and day 15

Study Arms (2)

Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube Feeding+comprehensive rehabilitation therapy

EXPERIMENTAL

Assigned randomly before the treatment, all patients were provided with comprehensive rehabilitation therapy as follows: Basic treatment, including corresponding control of risk factors and education on healthy lifestyles. Swallowing training, including lemon ice stimulation, mendelson maneuver, empty swallowing training, and pronunciation training. Pulmonary function training, including standing training, cough training, and diaphragm muscle training. The observation group was given enteral nutritional support with Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube according to the following procedure. The feeding content was formulated by the nutritionists based on the condition and relevant guidelines to reach the energy demand as 20-25 kcal/kg/day and protein supplementation of 1.2-2.0 g/kg/day for both two groups

Device: Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube Feeding; Behavioral: comprehensive rehabilitation therapy

Nasogastric Tube Feeding+comprehensive rehabilitation therapy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Assigned randomly before the treatment, all patients were provided with comprehensive rehabilitation therapy as follows: Basic treatment, including corresponding control of risk factors and education on healthy lifestyles. Swallowing training, including lemon ice stimulation, mendelson maneuver, empty swallowing training, and pronunciation training. Pulmonary function training, including standing training, cough training, and diaphragm muscle training. Besides, the control group was given enteral nutritional support with Nasogastric Tube according to the relevant guidelines. Within 4 hours after admission, the placement of the feeding tube was conducted by professional medical staffs and after intubation, the tube was secured to the cheek with medical tape. The feeding was conducted once every 3-4 hours, with 200-300ml each time. The total feeding volume was determined based on daily requirements.

Device: Nasogastric Tube Feeding; Behavioral: comprehensive rehabilitation therapy

Interventions

Nasogastric Tube Feeding DEVICE

The control group was given enteral nutritional support with Nasogastric Tube Feeding according to the relevant guidelines. Within 4 hours after admission, the placement of the feeding tube was conducted by professional medical staffs and after intubation, the tube was secured to the patient\'s cheek with medical tape. The feeding was conducted once every 3-4 hours, with 200-300ml each time. The total feeding volume was determined based on daily requirements. The feeding content was formulated by the nutritionists based on the patients condition and relevant guidelines to reach the energy demand as 20-25 kcal/kg/day and protein supplementation of 1.2-2.0 g/kg/day for both two groups. For patients with limited tube feeding compliance, we made appropriate adjustments to ensure that they were not at risk of severe malnutrition as much as possible.

Nasogastric Tube Feeding+comprehensive rehabilitation therapy

Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube Feeding DEVICE

The observation group was given enteral nutritional support with Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube according to the following procedure: Before each feeding, inside and outside of the tube was cleaned with water. During feeding, the patient should maintain a semi-reclining or sitting position with mouth opened, and the tube was inserted slowly and smoothly into the upper part of the esophagus by medical staffs while the appropriate depth of intubation was checked with the calibration markings on the tube wall. The distance from the incisors to the head part of the tube should be between 22-25 cm. However, the specific depth should be evaluated based on patients' feedback and adjusted accordingly. After insertion, the tail part of the tube should be put into a container full of water and the absence of continuous bubbles indicated a successful intubation. Then, the feeding was to be conducted three times per day with 50 ml per minute and 400-600ml for each feeding.

Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube Feeding+comprehensive rehabilitation therapy

comprehensive rehabilitation therapy BEHAVIORAL

Including： Basic treatment, including corresponding control of risk factors and education on healthy lifestyles. Swallowing training, including lemon ice stimulation, mendelson maneuver, empty swallowing training, and pronunciation training. Pulmonary function training, including standing training, cough training, and diaphragm muscle training.

Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube Feeding+comprehensive rehabilitation therapy; Nasogastric Tube Feeding+comprehensive rehabilitation therapy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age\>18 years.
• Meeting the diagnostic criteria for ischemic stroke .
• Dysphagia confirmed by Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study.
• Clear consciousness.
• No history of prior stroke.
• Stable vital signs.

You may not qualify if:

• Dysphagia that might be caused by other diseases that might cause dysphagia, such as head and neck tumors, traumatic brain injury, myasthenia gravis, etc.
• Complicated with severe liver and kidney failure, tumors, or hematological disorders.
• Simultaneously in need to undergo other therapy that might affect the outcomes of this study.
• Pregnant or nursing females.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Copka Sonpashan: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stroke

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Cerebrovascular Disorders; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases

Study Officials

• Nieto Li

  Site Coordinator of United Medical Group located in Miami

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

Lavie Ce

CONTACT

15333828388; linchuangzhuce@163.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: The Research Director

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 10, 2024
• First Posted: March 25, 2024
• Study Start: March 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2024
• Study Completion: December 1, 2024
• Last Updated: March 25, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03