Evaluation of the Safety of Feeding Tube Placement in Critically Ill Patients Using an Enteral Feeding Tube Insertion Tracking Device
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- (1) Inclusion Criteria All of the following criteria are met Patients admitted to the ICU Age 18 years and older Patients requiring enteral nutrition via nasogastric feeding tube Patients who are able to insert the tube in a supine position Patients who have obtained consent to participate in this study from the patients themselves or their surrogates
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000051071
- Lead Sponsor
- Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 240
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria Patients are excluded if any of the following criteria are met Esophageal varices Previous upper gastrointestinal surgery (oropharynx, esophagus or stomach) History of upper gastrointestinal stenosis or obstruction Patients to whom warnings and contraindications/prohibitions apply (patients with implanted ventricular assist device (VAD), electrically powered medical devices) Patients with a need for tube placement outside of day shift hours
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method