A Single Arm Intervention Study to Assess the Acceptability, Tolerance and Ease of Use of Wilbo's Blends+ (Commercial Enteral Feed Based on Real Food) When Used as Part of a Dietitian Prescribed Enteral Feeding Plan
The goal of this observational study is to learn if tube-fed children and young people (age 3-15 years) find Wilbo's Blends+ (a new nutritionally complete enteral formula containing real food ingredients) acceptable, tolerable and easy to use. The main question it aims to answer is: Is Wilbo's Blends+ acceptable when included in the feeding plan of tube-fed children and young people (age 3-15 years) Participants will: Take Wilbo's Blend+ for a 7 day period as part of their feeding plan Complete questionnaires about their gastrointestinal symptoms
• Children and young people (age 3-15) who are assessed by a Doctor or Dietitian as requiring enteral tube feeding via gastrostomy.
• Children and young people able to receive a minimum of 30% of their daily intake from the study product for at least 7 consecutive days.
• Participant is capable of communication/filling in the questionnaires or having a parent/carer who can answer the questions by close observation of the participant reactions. If there are any communication issues the research dietitian/nurse should support. Written, informed consent from the parent/carer/guardian and assent from the participant obtained.