Pectin Use in Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Short Bowel Syndrome

In brief

Pediatric short bowel patients, age 6 months to 21 years old, followed in our intestinal rehabilitation clinic, will be screened for qualification in the study. If meets qualification, will be consented for the study. The study involves patients receiving green beans in their diet for three months with data collection including stooling patterns as well as labs, and then switching over to liquid pectin for three months. Again data collection will take place. The duration of the study once patient is consented is \~6 months.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04224168

Run by

Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

People needed

15

Starts

2020-01-01

Expected to finish

2021-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-01-13

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Short bowel syndrome patients followed in CIRCLe
• >=50% of colon remaining
• Patients requiring only enteral feeds for nutrition
• >=6 months of age-21 years of age

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with major structural cardiac anomalies and/or end stage renal disease
• Patients with solid organ transplant
• Patients >24 months of age without gastric tube
• Short bowel patients on PN

Where it is running

• Le Bonheur Children's Hospital — Memphis, Tennessee, United States (enrolling)

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