Clinical Trial: Gastric- Versus Jejunal Feeding Tubes in Alcoholic Liver Diseases

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Gastric- Versus Jejunal Feeding Tubes in Alcoholic Liver Diseases

Brief Summary:

The study is an unblinded randomized trial, designed to examine whether gastric- or jejunal feeding tubes are the most effect full to feed patients with alcoholic liver diseases and non-sufficient oral intake.

The primary outcome will be differences in nutrition intake between the groups. Secondary outcomes will be: the amount of unplanned tube discontinuations; handgrip and patients' quality of life, nausea & vomiting.

The study will include 40 patients at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.


Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: University of Aarhus

Current Primary Outcome: Differences in nutrition intake [ Time Frame: Day 3 & 7 and every 7th. day until discharge from the hospital, up to 3 months ]

Nutrition intake, protein intake, oral intake versus tube intake


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Differences in patients reported outcomes [ Time Frame: Day 3 & 7 and every 7th. day until discharge from the hospital, up to 3 months ]

Questionnaires


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: University of Aarhus

Dates:
Date Received: December 2, 2014
Date Started: January 2015
Date Completion: December 2018
Last Updated: May 2, 2017
Last Verified: May 2016