None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will explore the potential use of PEG feeding in dysphagic older people requiring artificial feeding for a variety of medical conditions in an Asian population. A study exploring long term nutritional support in the elderly population such as this will have important implications for the care of older people in developing countries as it contributes significantly to the socioeconomic burdens of these countries.
Interventions
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy - A feeding tube is inserted through the skin on the abdominal wall into the stomach with the aid of an endoscope which is inserted into the stomach for direct visualization of the procedure. The patient usually needs light sedation and local anaesthetic. The intervention will continue for as long as required by the patient. Patients will choose to have a PEG inserted for feeding purposes or whether to stay in NG feeding. Patients will be recruited if they are
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy - A feeding tube is inserted through the skin on the abdominal wall into the stomach with the aid of an endoscope which is inserted into the stomach for direct visualization of the procedure. The patient usually needs light sedation and local anaesthetic. The intervention will continue for as long as required by the patient. Patients will choose to have a PEG inserted for feeding purposes or whether to stay in NG feeding. Patients will be recruited if they are judged to require enteral feeding for a minimum of 6 weeks.
Sponsors
University of Malaya
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
- Patients have to be 65 years old and above with a diagnosis of dysphagia. - Recommended for long term nutritional support via the enteral route. - Likely to require artificial feeding for at least 6 weeks.
Exclusion criteria
- Patients had contraindications to either NG feeding or PEG feeding. - Terminal phase of illness, acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage, acute coronary syndrome and end-stage dementia.
Outcome results
None listed