Blended tube feeding for children and adults
Part of Brain & nervous system, Cancer clinical trials.
This study tests if a blended tube-feeding formula made from real food is easy to tolerate and acceptable for people who already use a gastrostomy tube. It may be a good option if you or your child need extra nutrition through a tube.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 1 and 15 years old (or 15+ if an adult).
- You use a gastrostomy feeding tube (a tube placed directly into your stomach through the skin).
- You have been on your current tube feeding or homemade blended diet for a while and it's stable.
- You do not have any food allergies to common ingredients in the study's blended food.
- You do not have serious kidney or liver problems, or a bowel blockage.
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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