Studying gut bacteria in ICU adults with feeding intolerance
This study looks at the gut bacteria of ICU patients who cannot tolerate tube feeding. Doctors want to see if these bacteria can be used as markers of how well a patient is responding to feeding, and maybe guide future treatment.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older.
- You must be in the ICU at Union Hospital in Wuhan, China.
- Despite 3 days of trying standard feeding measures (including medications), you can’t get enough nutrition through a feeding tube (less than 20 kcal per kilogram per day).
- You can provide a stool sample or have a rectal swab taken safely.
- You (or your legal representative) must agree to take part in the study. If you regain the ability to consent later, you’ll be asked again.
- You are not pregnant, do not have active inflammatory bowel disease, major gut surgery in the last 3 months, or a condition that changed your gut anatomy. You also haven’t had a fecal transplant before ICU admission. You don’t have active gut bleeding, severe bleeding problems, or recent anal surgery or lesions that make a rectal swab risky.
Quick eligibility check
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