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Efficacy of air injection in the stomach and the use of the patient's right lateral position in the migration of the enteral tube into the intestine

Analysis of the efficacy of Gastric Air Injection and the Right Lateral Decubitus position in the post-pyloric enteral tube migration: Pilot Study of a Randomized Clinical Trial.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-7q4dy7r
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-10-01
Start date
2021-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

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

Conditions

Gastroparesis. Critical Care. Patients

Interventions

Control Group: 20 participants will be submitted to the enteral tube procedure according to the protocol of the Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro. Experimental Group: 20

Sponsors

Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade do Estado de São Paulo
Lead Sponsor
Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients admitted to the Adult Emergency Room of the Hospital de Clínicas, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro; patients with post-pyloric enteral tube medical prescription; with the use of radiography to check the position of the enteral tube; patients aged 16 years or older

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who have previously diagnosed anatomical abnormalities of the GIT (such as esophageal obstruction); with gastric distention; with flexible polyurethane enteral tube indication, with a different caliber to 12 French; indication of enteral catheterization through fluoroscopy or endoscopy; indication of enteral tube by gastrostomy or jejunostomy; in gestation period

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Expected that the injection of gastric air and the positioning of the patient in the right lateral position favor the migration of the SE to the post-pyloric level

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The injection of gastric air and the positioning of the patient in the right lateral decubitus position do not favor the migration of the SE to the post-pyloric level

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactSeluane Silva
seluane@usp.br+55-34-991903523

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)