Rate of Postpyloric Migration of Spiral Nasojejunal Tubes in Brain Injured Patients

October 27, 2008 updated by: Capital Medical University
The success rate of unguided nasojejunal feeding tube insertion will be determined in acute brain injured patients. Factors influencing tube self-progression will be evaluated.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Nutrition support is important in brain injured patients. Several studies have shown that small bowel feeding compared with gastric feeding may be associated with a reduction in pneumonia in critically ill patients. The Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines recommended that small bowel feedings should be considered for patients at high risk for intolerance to enteral nutrition.

There are several methods to place postpyloric tube, but there is a high success rate with endoscopic or radiological assistance. However, they are time consuming procedures, which is of limited availability at bedside and requires trained staff.

Nasojejunal tube with spiral end (Flocare Bengmark NJ tube) has been used for bedside placement for 10 years. But only limited data are available for success rate, especially in brain injured patients. The aim of this study is to access the success rate and influencing factors of spiral end nasojejunal tube in such a population.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

120

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • China
    • Beijing
      • Beijing, Beijing, China, 100050
        • ICU, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Acute brain injured patients admitted to Neuro-ICU will be consecutively enrolled.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Acute brain injured patients admitted to Neuro-ICU

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients' stay in ICU shorter than 3 days
  • Patients with contraindication to naso-feeding tube placement

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
1
Successful progression of spiral tube to duodenum within 3 days
Procedure: placement of spiral nasojejunal tube
spiral nasojejunal tube will be placed after enrollment of the patients
2
Failure of progression to duodenum within 3 days
Procedure: placement of spiral nasojejunal tube
spiral nasojejunal tube will be placed after enrollment of the patients

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Capital Medical University

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Jian-Xin Zhou, MD, ICU, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 20, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 20, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

November 21, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 28, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 27, 2008

Last Verified

October 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BJTTH-ICU-07-011

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