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Enteral Nutrition as Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically Ill Patients. Prospective, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study.
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Pantoprazole 40 mg IV daily and tube feed. and Placebo and tube feed for Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage and Clostridium Difficile Colitis. Completed, enrolled 124 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
study is to determine if proton pump inhibitors plus enteral nutrition is superior to enteral nutrition alone as a stress ulcer prophylaxis strategy in critically ill patients in terms of incidence of overt and significant GI bleeding related to stress gastropathy.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Patients randomized to the control group "active Comparator" will receive tube feed plus an Pantoprazole 40 mg IV daily.
Patients randomized to Placebo group "placebo Comparator" will receive tube feed plus an Placebo.