Gastric Ultrasound in Tube Fed Intubated Patients
- Conditions
- Critical Illness
- Interventions
- Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound
- Registration Number
- NCT04612348
- Lead Sponsor
- Joseph D. Tobias
- Brief Summary
This study will use point of care (POC) gastric ultrasound to confirm that nasojejunal tube (NJ) feeds result in minimal to no gastric content and therefore are low risk for aspiration and should be allowed at the very least to decrease the time that enteral feeds need to be held prior to a procedure or if they need to be held at all. This would allow critically ill children to receive the nutrition that they need to heal for longer periods of time. Using ultrasound would also potentially eliminate the need for exposure to x-rays to confirm tube placement. Most ICUs have a POC ultrasound machine so this would be any easy tool to access to improve patient care.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
- all PICU patients intubated < 7 days that are receiving NJ or NG feeds
- patients that cannot be moved
- patients with significant GI conditions affecting motility
- patients intubated for more than seven days
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description NJ tube fed Ultrasound Critically ill children receiving nutrition via a nasojejunal feeding tube. NG tube fed Ultrasound Critically ill children receiving nutrition via a nasogastric feeding tube.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Gastric contents Baseline (Day 1) Amount of gastric contents measured by ultrasound.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Gastric contents Day 5 (if still intubated & being tube fed) Amount of gastric contents measured by ultrasound.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Nationwide Children's Hospital
🇺🇸Columbus, Ohio, United States