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Acceptance of Feeding Tube in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Factors affecting Nasogastric tube acceptance in newly diagnosed Head and Neck cancer patients Single Institutional experience - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/02/080973
Enrollment
715
Registered
2025-02-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C00-C14- Malignant neoplasms of lip, oral cavity and pharynx

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Control Intervention1: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

Cancer Institute (WIA)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18years to 80 years 2. All newly detected head and neck cancer patients with difficulty in eating 3. Patients who are willing to give consent for the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who is not willing to give consent for the study 2. Patients with contraindications for nasogastric tube placement

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To study the acceptance of NGT feeding in patients with newly diagnosed head and neck cancersTimepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To study the factors that influence NGT acceptance in newly diagnosed head & neck cancersTimepoint: baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSujatha Lakshminarayanan

Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar

drsujatha@ymail.com9500037675

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026