The nutritional status in severely neurologically impaired children:Part A: Identification of the present situation from the point of view of pediatricians in Germany; Part B: Retrospective analysis of our own clinical collective of all children who underwent gastrostomy for tube feeding (PEG/PEJ) between 2009-2019

• Conditions: Z93.1; G80; R63.3; Gastrostomy status; Cerebral palsy; Feeding difficulties and mismanagement

• Registration Number: DRKS00024876
• Lead Sponsor: Abteilungsleiterin KindergastroenterologieKinderklinik St. Josef HospitalRuhruniversität Bochum

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2020-10-21
• Study Start: 2021-07-09
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 156

Inclusion Criteria

Part A: members of the medical societies mentioned above;
Part B: patients who underwent gastrostomy for tube feeding via PEG/PEJ in the department of pediatric gastroenterology at the children's hospital in Bochum between 2009-2019

Exclusion Criteria

Part A: not being a member of the medical societies mentioned above;
Part B: patient's file not available

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Part A: the aim is to gather the state of knowledge of pediatricians in Germany regarding the nutritional status of neurologically severly impaired children (hypothesis: the state of knowledge is insufficient).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Part B: the aim is to collect data from all available patient's files who underwent gastrostomy for tube feeding via PEG/PEJ in the department of pediatric gastroenterology at the children's hospital in Bochum between 2009-2019.