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The nutritional status in severely neurologically impaired children: Part A: Identification of the present situation from the point of view of pediatricians in Germany; Part B: Retrospective analysis of our own clinical collective of all children who underwent gastrostomy for tube feeding (PEG/PEJ) between 2009-2022

The nutritional status in severely neurologically impaired children: Part A: Identification of the present situation from the point of view of pediatricians in Germany; Part B: Retrospective analysis of our own clinical collective of all children who underwent gastrostomy for tube feeding (PEG/PEJ) between 2009-2022

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00024876
Enrollment
156
Registered
2021-07-09
Start date
2020-05-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Z93.1 G80 R63.3

Interventions

Group 1: Part A: the participation's link was sent with an invitation to several medical societies (GPGE, DGKJ, BVKJ, DGKCH und DGSPJ), so that pediatricians an especially pediatric gastroenterologist

Sponsors

Abteilungsleiterin KindergastroenterologieKinderklinik St. Josef HospitalRuhruniversität Bochum
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Part A: members of the medical societies mentioned above; Part B: patients who underwent gastrostomy for tube feeding via PEG/PEJ in the department of pediatric gastroenterology at the children's hospital in Bochum between 2009-2022

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Part A: not being a member of the medical societies mentioned above; Part B: patient's file not available

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Part A: the aim is to gather the state of knowledge of pediatricians in Germany regarding the nutritional status of neurologically severly impaired children (hypothesis: the state of knowledge is insufficient).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Part B: the aim is to collect data from all available patient's files who underwent gastrostomy for tube feeding via PEG/PEJ in the department of pediatric gastroenterology at the children's hospital in Bochum between 2009-2022.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnjona Schmidt-Choudhury

Abteilungsleiterin KindergastroenterologieKinderklinik St. Josef HospitalRuhruniversität Bochum

a.schmidt-choudhury@klinikum-bochum.de+49/234-5092611

Outcome results

None listed

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