Oral Refeeding IntOlerance After Nasogastric Tube Feeding (ORION) (ORION)
Acute Pancreatitis
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Acute Pancreatitis focused on measuring enteral nutrition, acute pancreatitis, oral food intolerance
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of AP
- Age 18 years or older
- Written informed consent
- Ongoing need for opiates
Exclusion Criteria:
- 96 hours after onset of symptoms
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Post-ERCP pancreatitis
- Intraoperative diagnosis
- Pregnancy
- Malignancy
- Received nutrition before randomisation
Sites / Locations
- University of Auckland
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Nasogastric Tube Feeding
Conventional Nutritional Management
Patients who are to have NTF will receive enteral nutrition within 6 hours after randomisation via a nasogastric tube placed into the stomach. A commercially available low fat semi-elemental feed (Peptisorb®, Nutricia Clinical NZ) will be used. The caloric target will be 2000 kcal per day. Enteral tube feeding will be commenced at a rate of 30 mL/h and increased gradually until 100 mL/h over 24-48 h.
Patients who are to have CNM will be on nil-by-mouth regimen until they either develop signs of severe AP (in which case enteral tube feeding will be introduced) or the signs of AP mitigate,in which case clear liquids (as tolerated) followed by oral food (as tolerated) will be introduced.