Acceptability and Tolerance Study of Bolus Tube Feed With Food Blends

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Conditions studied: Cerebral Palsy (CP), Oncology

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07341464

Run by

Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)

People needed

50

Starts

2025-12-10

Expected to finish

2026-11-11

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-14

Who can join

Age: 1 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients from 1 -15 years for children and 15 years and above for adults of requiring 1 or more bolus tube feed alongside their usual tube feed or home-made blended diet as part of their dietary management for disease related malnutrition.
• Patients well-established and stable on current enteral tube feed or home-made blended diet.
• Gastrostomy fed only.
• Willingly given, written, informed consent from patient/caregiver

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to comply with the study protocol, in the opinion of the investigator.
• Under 1 years of age
• Patients who have a nasogastric and jejunal feeding tubes
• Patients on total parenteral nutrition
• Known food allergies to any ingredients listed in appendix 1.
• Patients with significant renal or hepatic impairment
• Participation in another interventional study within 2 weeks of this study.
• Patients with known or suspected ileus or mechanical bowel obstruction

Where it is running

• Dietetic Team 1st floor Kings Court 1, Charles Hastings Way, — Worcester, United Kingdom (enrolling)
• Queen Medical Hospital Nutrition and Dietetics — Nottingham, United Kingdom

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