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NCT00252616 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Timing of Target Enteral Feeding in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Vanderbilt University.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
200
Enrollment target

NCT00252616: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Vanderbilt University.

NCT00252616 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Vanderbilt University. The registered enrollment target is 200 participants, above the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (50% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00252616, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Vanderbilt University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
200 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study tests the hypothesis that initial trophic enteral feedings will increase the time alive and free of mechanical ventilation as compared to initial goal enteral feedings in patients who are mechanically ventilated.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL trophic enteral feeds

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 200 participants
Start Date 2003-09
Est. Completion 2009-10
Phase Phase 2
Vanderbilt University

430 total trials

What the finished NCT00252616 record still lists

NCT00252616 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 200 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, above the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (50% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which trophic enteral feeds is the first listed.

NCT00252616 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00252616 about?

NCT00252616 is a clinical study titled "Timing of Target Enteral Feeding in the Mechanically Ventilated Patient". This study tests the hypothesis that initial trophic enteral feedings will increase the time alive and free of mechanical ventilation as compared to initial goal enteral feedings in patients who are mechanically ventilated.

What is the current status of trial NCT00252616?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 200 participants. The study started on 2003-09. Estimated completion is 2009-10.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00252616?

The interventions under investigation include: trophic enteral feeds (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00252616?

This trial is sponsored by Vanderbilt University, which has 430 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00252616's enrollment target sits among peer trials

200 304th of 2000 higher than 1,652 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00252616, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00252616 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.