Ultrasound to Check the Position of the Nasogastric Tube

NCT06635915 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2022-300-1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 114
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to evaluate whether the use of ultrasound as a method of checking the normal positioning of the NGT is reliable, without requiring other diagnostic tests. Clinical trial that will include patients who had the NGT placed intraoperatively. 114 patients (57 with NGT and 57 without NGT) will be examined by ultrasound in the immediate postoperative period to diagnose the normal positioning of the NGT or its absence. Can ultrasound quickly and effectively diagnose the normal positioning of the NGT? Can chest X-ray be avoided by introducing ultrasound in the verification of the normal positioning of the NGT in the immediate postoperative period?

Conditions

Nasogastric Tube Placement

Keywords

nasogastric tube placement; ultrasound; postoperative diagnosis; monitoring

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Rate of confirmation of normoposition of the nasogastric tube

  Researchers will perform postoperative abdominal ultrasound to verify proper placement of the nasogastric tube in patients who have one or its absence in those who have not had one.

  First postoperative hour.

Study Arms (2)

Patients with nasogastric tube placed during the intraoperative period.

EXPERIMENTAL

Ultrasound will be performed during the postoperative period to assess the normoposition of nasogastric tube.

Diagnostic Test: Postoperative ultrasound

Patients without nasogastric tube placed during the intraoperative period.

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Ultrasound will be performed during the postoperative period to assess the absence of nasogastric tube.

Diagnostic Test: Postoperative ultrasound

Interventions

Postoperative ultrasound DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Ultrasound will be performed to both groups in the postoperative period to assess the normoposition or the absence of nasogastric tube.

Patients with nasogastric tube placed during the intraoperative period.; Patients without nasogastric tube placed during the intraoperative period.

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Patients classified as ASA I-IV according to the American Society of Anesthesiologists
• Patients over 18 years old.
• Informed consent signed by the patient or their family representatives

You may not qualify if:

• Patients classified as ASA V.
• Patients under 18 years old.
• Refusal to participate in the study.
• Contraindication for nasogastric tube placement: ingestion of caustics, nasal or skull fractures, and cervical surgery.
• Patients with anatomical abnormalities at the cervical or pharyngoesophageal level.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dr. Negrin University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (2)

Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín

Palmas de GRAN Canaria, LAS, Las Palmas, 35002, Spain

RECRUITING

Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35010, Spain

NOT YET RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Angel Becerra-Bolaños, MD PhD

CONTACT

+34928450370; angbecbol@gmail.com

Aurelio Rodríguez-Pérez, MD PhD

CONTACT

+34928450370; arodperp@gobiernodecanarias.org

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: The upper part of the patients will be covered for the investigator, who will only have access to the patient's abdomen and will not know which patients have NGT or not.
• Purpose: DIAGNOSTIC
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Clinical trial that will include patients who have had NGT placed intraoperatively. 114 patients (57 with NGT and 57 without NGT) will be examined by ultrasound in the immediate postoperative period to diagnose the normal positioning of the NGT or its absence. In patients who have had NGT placed, the normal positioning of the NGT will be verified by chest X-ray.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 7, 2024
• First Posted: October 10, 2024
• Study Start: October 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2025
• Study Completion: February 1, 2025
• Last Updated: December 24, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12

Locations

ES (2)