Accuracy of Ultrasonography in Confirming Correct Positioning of Nasogastric Tube in the Intensive Care Setting

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Nasogastric Tube Placement; Accuracy; Ultrasonography; Critical Care, Intensive Care

• Registration Number: NCT06693219
• Lead Sponsor: Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona

Brief Summary

The goal of the study was to test whether a sonographic examination instead of an X-ray allows the position of a tube in the stomach to be checked.

Participants were patients admitted at an intensive care unit who required a nasogastric tube for several reasons (for example nutrition). After obtaining an informed consent from the patient or the family, the researchers checked the position of the tube with ultrasound and compared it with the gold standard, which is radiography. Data analysis allowed the concordance between the two tests to be analyzed.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-05-24
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-30
• Study Completion: 2023-04-30
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Study First Submitted: 2024-11-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-11-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-15
• Study First Posted: 2024-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-18

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 182

Inclusion Criteria

• age ≥ 18 years
• an already inserted nasogastric tube or required nasogastric tube insertion
• no contraindication for chest or abdominal X-ray
• no contraindication for neck and upper abdominal ultrasonography

Exclusion Criteria

• pregnancy
• basal skull fractures
• facial fractures
• previous or recent surgery of the neck, esophagus or stomach

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in determining correct nasogastric tube placement in the stomach	Through study completion (enrollment of approximately 180 patients)	In order to assess its diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value, positive predictive value) we compared the index test (ultrasonography) against the reference standard (X-ray)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Medicina Intensiva, Ente ospedaliero cantonale; 🇨🇭 Bellinzona, Switzerland