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To determine most appropriate method of predicting oral tube position in neonates aiming to decrease malpositioned tubes in low birth weight babies admitted in NICU

A comparative study of different measuring techniques for appropriate orogastric tube positioning in low birth weight babies - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/11/097060
Enrollment
62
Registered
2025-11-07
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-17

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: P071- Other low birth weight newborn

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil

Sponsors

NIL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 All neonates weighing less than 2.5 kg admitted in NICU, KMC Manipal. 2 Neonates with OG tubes in place using the NEMU method 3 A confirmation chest CXray done after the placement of tube (only when clinically indicated)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Neonates with a congenital malformation in the gastrointestinal tract, skeletal abnormality involving the neck and thoracic vertebral column. 2 Congenital anomalies/edema of face/Dysmorphic or syndromic neonates. 3 If proper position of the gastric tube could not be visualized on the CX Ray. 4 Stable neonates for which CXRay is not indicated clinically

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine most appropriate method of predicting orogastric tube position in neonates aiming to decrease malpositioned tubes in low birth weight babies admitted in NICU.Timepoint: Baseline—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1 To determine the variations in accuracy of different methods in LBW babies, VLBW babies and ELBW babies 2 To compare a novel method of combining birth-weight based formula in conjunction with NEMU method with other methods of orogastric tube placement in ELBW neonatesTimepoint: Baseline—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Leslie Edward S Lewis

Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

leslie.lewis@manipal.edu9449208476

Outcome results

None listed

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