Facilitation of NGT Insertion

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Nasogasrtic Tube Insertion

• Registration Number: NCT02764632
• Lead Sponsor: Mansoura University

Brief Summary

Insertion of a nasogastric tube (NGT) in anesthetized patients can be a disappointing experience. Many techniques have been explained to improve success rate along with increasing safety, such as forward displacement of the larynx, tube rigidity improvement methods, pushing it down directly through pharynx or using a guide tube. Failure of insertion under general anesthesia reached 50% in some publications

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-08
• Primary Completion: 2016-02
• Study Completion: 2016-03
• Status Verified: 2016-05
• Study First Submitted: 2016-05-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-05-05
• Study First Posted: 2016-05-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-05-08
• Last Update Posted: 2016-05-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• all surgicl patients needing NGT insertion

Exclusion Criteria

• refusal coagulopathy ASA more than 2

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
NGT insertion success rate	intraoperative

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mansoura university; 🇪🇬 Mansoura, Dkahleya, Egypt