Evaluation of a New Enteral Feeding Tube for the Measurement of Esophageal and Gastric Pressure

Policlinico Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Respiratory Failure

Treatments: Device: Enteral feeding tube

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01111578

17610

Details and patient eligibility

About

Investigators aim to evaluate the accuracy in the measurement of the esophageal and gastric pressure of a new enteral feeding tube

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Requiring the placement of an enteral feeding tube

Exclusion criteria

• esophageal ulcers
• severe coagulophaty
• thrombocytopenia

Trial design

30 participants in 1 patient group

New enteral feeding tube

Treatment:

Device: Enteral feeding tube