Ultrasonography Confirmation of Feeding Tube Placement

NCT05307900 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FF-2020-505
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 65
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To compare the correct placement of feeding tube in critically ill patients in ICU using ultrasonography versus chest radiography

Conditions

Feeding Tube

Keywords

ultrasonography; ryle's tube

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• To compare the correct placement of feeding tube in critically ill patients in ICU using ultrasonography versus chest radiography

  Numbers of positive ultrasound verifications of correct placement of feeding tube

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• To study time taken to perform USG examination to confirm feeding tube placement in critically ill patients

  1 year

Study Arms (1)

All patients requiring intubations

EXPERIMENTAL

All intubated patients with feeding tube

Other: Confirmation of feeding tube placement in critically ill patients

Interventions

Confirmation of feeding tube placement in critically ill patients OTHER

Confirmation of feeding tube placement using ultrasonography

All patients requiring intubations

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• All the patients, aged \> 18 years old that admitting to ICU who require feeding tube insertion

You may not qualify if:

• Any contraindications for FT insertion. e.g. coagulopathy, oesophageal varices
• History or post gastric by-pass surgeries
• Known history of nasopharyngeal, oesophagus or stomach carcinoma
• Neck trauma/swelling including goitre
• Open wounds at neck or epigastric regions
• Pregnant patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz,

Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, 56000, Malaysia

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Gok F, Kilicaslan A, Yosunkaya A. Ultrasound-guided nasogastric feeding tube placement in critical care patients. Nutr Clin Pract. 2015 Apr;30(2):257-60. doi: 10.1177/0884533614567714. Epub 2015 Jan 23.

  PMID: 25616518 RESULT

• Kim HM, So BH, Jeong WJ, Choi SM, Park KN. The effectiveness of ultrasonography in verifying the placement of a nasogastric tube in patients with low consciousness at an emergency center. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2012 Jun 12;20:38. doi: 10.1186/1757-7241-20-38.

  PMID: 22691418 RESULT

• Yildirim C, Coskun S, Gokhan S, Pamukcu Gunaydin G, Ozhasenekler A, Ozkula U. Verifying the Placement of Nasogastric Tubes at an Emergency Center: Comparison of Ultrasound with Chest Radiograph. Emerg Med Int. 2018 Dec 18;2018:2370426. doi: 10.1155/2018/2370426. eCollection 2018.

  PMID: 30662772 RESULT

• Vigneau C, Baudel JL, Guidet B, Offenstadt G, Maury E. Sonography as an alternative to radiography for nasogastric feeding tube location. Intensive Care Med. 2005 Nov;31(11):1570-2. doi: 10.1007/s00134-005-2791-1. Epub 2005 Sep 20.

  PMID: 16172849 RESULT

• Chenaitia H, Brun PM, Querellou E, Leyral J, Bessereau J, Aime C, Bouaziz R, Georges A, Louis F; WINFOCUS (World Interactive Network Focused On Critical Ultrasound) Group France. Ultrasound to confirm gastric tube placement in prehospital management. Resuscitation. 2012 Apr;83(4):447-51. doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2011.11.035. Epub 2011 Dec 29.

  PMID: 22209831 RESULT

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer and Consultant Anesthesiologist , Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 24, 2022
• First Posted: April 1, 2022
• Study Start: December 18, 2020
• Primary Completion: March 10, 2022
• Study Completion: December 10, 2022
• Last Updated: May 19, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

MY (1)