High bile-binding foods for children with feeding tubes
Part of Digestive system clinical trials.
This study looks at whether a diet of certain foods that bind to bile (a digestive fluid) can reduce bile reflux in children who use a feeding tube. Participants will either get the special diet or be observed while on their current formula.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Age between 5 and 21 years old.
- Nearly all nutrition (at least 80%) must come from a feeding tube (gastrostomy).
- For the treatment arm: use blenderized food through the tube, or be ready to start.
- For the treatment arm: feedings must be given quickly (within 30 minutes) by syringe push, not by pump.
- For the observation arm: must be on an amino acid-based formula.
- No history of anti-reflux surgery and no allergies to the diet ingredients.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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