RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07341464

Acceptability and Tolerance Study of Bolus Tube Feed With Food Blends

Acceptability (Including Gastrointestinal Tolerance and Compliance) of a Paediatric and Adult Bolus Tube Feed With Food Blends


Sponsor

Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)

Enrollment

50 participants

Start Date

Dec 10, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

This is a prospective acceptability study to evaluate the gastrointestinal tolerance and compliance of a bolus tube feed over a 28 -day period for up to 50 participants. The enteral bolus formula is for the dietary management of patients with short bowel syndrome; intractable malabsorption; preoperative preparation of undernourished patients; inflammatory bowel disease; total gastrectomy; dysphagia; bowel fistulae; feeding intolerances, developmental disabilities, and disease related malnutrition.


Eligibility

Min Age: 1 Year

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing whether a blended food tube feed — made partly from real foods rather than standard formula alone — is well-tolerated and acceptable for people who are tube-fed through a gastrostomy (a tube directly into the stomach) as part of managing disease-related malnutrition. **You may be eligible if...** - You are 1 year or older (children from 1–15 or adults 15+) - You require at least one bolus tube feed per day in addition to your regular tube feed or blended diet - You are already stable on your current tube feeding regimen - You are fed through a gastrostomy (stomach tube) only **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have a nasal or jejunal (small intestine) tube - You are on total parenteral nutrition (intravenous feeding) - You have a known allergy to any of the feed ingredients - You have significant kidney or liver problems - You have a bowel obstruction or paralytic ileus - You are under 1 year of age Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTTube feed

Dose intake and duration.


Locations(2)

Queen Medical Hospital Nutrition and Dietetics

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Dietetic Team 1st floor Kings Court 1, Charles Hastings Way,

Worcester, United Kingdom

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