Explore the Efficiency of Fiberscope-guided Nasogastric Tube Insertion

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03415451

Enrollment

Registered

2018-01-30

Start date

2017-10-01

Completion date

2018-07-30

Last updated

2019-03-05

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Conditions

Nasogastric Tube Esophagitis

Keywords

cancer patients, Nutritional status

Brief summary

For Head and neck cancer and uncooperative patients, blind nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion may sometimes be very difficult because of the anatomical obstructions in the pharynx and uncoordinated swallowing motion. To solve the problem, flexible endoscope has been used widely to assist the NGT insertion via direct visual assistance, working channels/guide wires, or suture fixation. Unfortunately, these tools are not easily assessed in the outpatient department. Here, we try to use a simpler method for the flexible endoscope to guide the NGT insertion.

Detailed description

NGT and fiberscope was combined to facilitate NG tube insertion

Interventions

DEVICEFiberscope-Guided Nasogastric tube insertion

Fiberscope-Guided Nasogastric tube insertion

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 90 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

dysphagia patients who need nasogastric tube feeding

Exclusion criteria

Patients who ever had human immunodeficiency virus infection and were not suitable for fiberscope exam without protection sheath

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The success rates of fiberscope-guided NG tube insertion	1 year	fiberscope-guided NG tube insertion

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026