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Efficacy of techniques for feeding tube insertion in critically ill patients

Effectiveness of techniques for insertion of nasoenteral probe in critical patients: randomized clinical trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-8cktds4
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-02-17
Start date
2022-03-01
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

Protein-Energy Malnutrition

Interventions

Control group: 26 adults who will have a tube insertion in the conventional way with the head in the neutral position in semi-Fowler. Intervention group 1: 26 adults who will have a tube insertion wit

Sponsors

Cintia Galvão Queiroz
Lead Sponsor
Hospital Dr. José Pedro Bezerra
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Physiological or induced coma; submitted to invasive mechanical ventilation; indication of nasoenteral tube in medical prescription; over 18 years old; patients who lost the nasoenteral tube due to inadvertent exit or obstruction

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with coagulopathy; nasal stenosis; upper respiratory tract abnormalities; esophageal disorders; skull base fracture; teeth with mobility and history of difficult intubation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome 1. To compare the success rate of new insertion techniques compared to the conventional method of nasoenteral tube insertion

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcome 1. Evaluate the difference in nasoenteral tube insertion time in relation to the use of the different selected techniques;Secondary outcome 2. It is expected to verify the use of different nasoenteral tube insertion techniques and the presence of complications ;Secondary outcome 3. It is expected to verify if there are changes in the vital signs in relation to the different techniques of insertion of the nasoenteral tube

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactRodrigo Dantas

Hospital Dr. José Pedro Bezerra

rodrigoenf@yahoo.com.br+55-84-999763599

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)