NCT03414775Completed
Influences of High-fiber, Organic Whole-food Formula on the Gut Microbiome in Critically Ill Children
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 12 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study evaluates the effects of either Pediasure or Nourish formulas on the gastrointestinal microbiome in critically-ill children. Patients will be randomized to received either Pediasure or Nourish.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 32 (actual)
- First submitted
- 22 Jan 2018
- Start date
- 2 Feb 2018
- Primary completion date
- 1 Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- NCT number
- NCT03414775
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 32
- From 2 Feb 2018 to the primary completion date, 1 Feb 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Vasoactive medication use
Other illness
- History of allergies or intolerances to either Pediasure or Nourish
- Whey allergy or intolerance
- Medical condition that necessitate the use of specific formulas and/or nutritional needs (e.g. epilepsy requiring ketogenic diet, genetic metabolic dysfunction with specific formula requirements)
Other
- Gluten sensitivity or intolerance
Who the study is looking for
- Admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit
- Age 1-17 years old
- Previously placed enteric tube designed for enteric feeding
Age in the registry: 1 year to 17 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Pittsburgh | United States | Unknown status |
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