The Use of Ultrasound in Nasogastric Tube Placement in Children Admitted to the Pediatric ICU

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Nasogastric Tube

• Registration Number: NCT04104295
• Lead Sponsor: Yale University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if ultrasound (US), when used by the clinician, can determine the presence of nasogastric tube (NGT) in the stomach of patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).

Detailed Description

Currently, the standard of care is to routinely obtain an X-ray (XR) after every nasogastric tube (NGT) placement in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). After obtaining informed consent and the child's assent, a short (less than 10 minutes) ultrasound (US) scan of the abdomen within 2 hours of the routine XR.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-09-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-09-24
• Study First Posted: 2019-09-26
• Study Start: 2020-03-24
• Primary Completion: 2020-09-30
• Study Completion: 2021-01-31
• Status Verified: 2021-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-04-16
• Last Update Posted: 2021-04-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• PICU patient undergoing routine NGT insertion by nursing staff

Exclusion Criteria

• Any contraindication for US probe placement such as skin infection and abdominal wounds.
• Hemodynamically unstable patients.
• Patients for whom NGT placement will not be verified by XR, such as Ataxia Telangiectasia patients.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Correct placement of NG tube	Up to 10 minutes	The operational definition will be the number of correct identification of NG tube position using ultrasound, as compared to the official X-ray read.