Vegetarian tube feed for children with malnutrition
This study tests a vegetarian tube feeding formula for children who need tube feedings for more than half of their nutrition. The goal is to see if it is a good option for managing malnutrition.
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Who can take part
- The patient must be between 1 and 15 years old.
- They need to get more than half of their nutrition from a feeding tube, or use tube feeding along with a homemade blended diet.
- They should be stable on their current feeding plan and it should be working well.
- They must not have known food allergies to any of the ingredients in the study product.
- They must not have a bowel blockage or a condition where the intestines stop working.
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