Usefulness of a continuous suction mouthpiece during percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a single-center, prospective, randomized study

Usefulness of a continuous suction mouthpiece during percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: a single-center, prospective, randomized study - Trial of Usefulness of a continuous suction mouthpiece

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000008575

Enrollment

100

Registered

2012-07-30

Start date

2012-07-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Patients with brain disease, neurological disease, dementia, temporomandibular joint disorder, disuse syndrome, or a psychiatric disorder who were scheduled to undergo PEG or the exchange of a gastrostomy button or tube with endoscopy

Interventions

July 2012 to December 2013 the group using of continuous suction mouthpiece: 50cases the group using of the MB-142 mouthpiece (control): 50cases

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with brain disease, neurological disease, dementia, temporomandibular joint disorder, disuse syndrome, or a psychiatric disorder who were scheduled to undergo PEG or the exchange of a gastrostomy button or tube with endoscopy.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients had a history of respiratory problems that could increase the risk of complications .

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
examination time, sedeation effect, blood blisters or any suction tube fragments in the oral cavity after use of continuous suction mouthpiece.	—

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The items evaluated were duration of the procedure, extent of salivary flow, frequency of saliva suction, and the number of choking episodes.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactTakao Maekita

Wakayama Medical University Department of Gastroenterology

maekita@wakayama-med.ac.jp0734410627

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026