Gastric Ultrasound in Tube Fed Intubated Patients

Joseph D. Tobias

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Critical Illness

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04612348

STUDY00001377

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will use point of care (POC) gastric ultrasound to confirm that nasojejunal tube (NJ) feeds result in minimal to no gastric content and therefore are low risk for aspiration and should be allowed at the very least to decrease the time that enteral feeds need to be held prior to a procedure or if they need to be held at all. This would allow critically ill children to receive the nutrition that they need to heal for longer periods of time. Using ultrasound would also potentially eliminate the need for exposure to x-rays to confirm tube placement. Most ICUs have a POC ultrasound machine so this would be any easy tool to access to improve patient care.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• all PICU patients intubated < 7 days that are receiving NJ or NG feeds

Exclusion criteria

• patients that cannot be moved
• patients with significant GI conditions affecting motility
• patients intubated for more than seven days

Trial design

200 participants in 2 patient groups

NJ tube fed

Description:

Critically ill children receiving nutrition via a nasojejunal feeding tube.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound

NG tube fed

Description:

Critically ill children receiving nutrition via a nasogastric feeding tube.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Ultrasound