TubeClear® Evaluation in Pediatric Patients (Phase I)

Evaluation of Efficacy of Use of TubeClear® to Restore Patency to Occluded Enteral Access Devices in Pediatric Patients (Phase I)

This is the first of three planned phases designed to evaluate the feasibility and tolerability of TubeClear® to restore patency in occluded Pediatric Enteral Access Devices. Based on preliminary data obtained from this phase of the study, subsequent phases will continue to evaluate feasibility and tolerability (Phase IIA) and ultimately compare efficacy of TubeClear® to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Standard Treatment to restore patency in occluded Pediatric Enteral Access Devices (EAD) (Phase IIB).

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Enteral Nutrition
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: TubeClear® intervention

Detailed Description

Occluded enteral access devices (EADs) are a significant problem for pediatric patients, with occlusion rates ranging from 12.5% to 35%. Occluded EADs can lead to extended times of decreased energy intake, resulting in patients quickly exhausting their energy reserves and developing dehydration with electrolyte abnormalities. Current methods used to restore patency to an occluded EAD at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) involve application of enzymes and chemicals (e.g., Clog Zapper), which have variable rates of timely success. If these methods are unsuccessful and patency cannot be restored, the EAD must be replaced and may require radiological intervention with exposure to radiation and contrast material. TubeClear® addresses this clinical need to safely and efficaciously restore patency to occluded EADs at the patients' bedside while the EAD remains in the patient. Additionally, this reduces the need to transport the patient to the radiology suite with subsequent exposure to radiation and contrast material for EAD location conformation after replacement.

Current Study (Phase I): Feasibility and tolerability of TubeClear® intervention in 15 consecutive eligible Subjects with occluded Enteral Access Devices who have not attained their 18th birthday.

Following successful completion of Phase I as deemed by the Institutional Review Board (IRB), the Study will proceed to Phase IIA and IIB to run concurrently.

Future Studies:

Phase IIA: Ability of TubeClear® intervention to restore patency in 15 consecutive eligible Subjects with occluded Enteral Access Devices who have not attained their 11th birthday.

Phase IIB: Randomized efficacy comparison between 17 subjects using the TubeClear® intervention and 17 subjects using CHOP Standard Treatment in eligible Subjects with occluded Enteral Access Devices who are between 11 years of age and have not attained their 18th birthday.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 15
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104-4318
      • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 1 second to 17 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Males or females between who have not attained their 18th birthday

2. Indwelling occluded EAD(P) that is either:

   • Nasoduodenal Tube (ND), Nasogastric Tube (NG), Nasojejunal Tube (NJ) composed of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and Polyurethane 6 - 8 Fr, 38 - 140 cm cm; or
   • Nasogastric Tube (NG) (Corflo, Corpak MedSystems) used as a jejunal tube inserted through a gastrostomy tube, 6 - 8 Fr, 38 - 140 cm
   • GJ (AMT) 14 Fr, 38 - 140 cm (15 - 55 in)

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Ward of the state
2. Positive pregnancy test/ Pregnant females
3. Any active gastrointestinal abnormalities or malformations, including but not limited to infections, inflammation, obstruction and/or recent abdominal surgery or trauma
4. Constant dependency on the EAD(P) for a glucose source (e.g. hyperinsulinism states)
5. Unable to tolerate water volume needed for the EAD(P) flush
6. Allergies to the contrast agent(s) used in post-Intervention radiological imaging
7. Measured total length of EAD(P) less than 38 cm (15 inches) - from external port to EAD(P) distal end
8. Unknown length of EAD(P)
9. Attending physician declines enrollment based on clinical judgement
10. Subject attains 18 years of age during study duration

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: TubeClear® (Phase I); To determine feasibility and tolerability, 15 subjects will receive the TubeClear® intervention. If the TubeClear® intervention is unable to restore Enteral Access Device patency, further steps to restore patency of the occluded EAD will be determined by the clinical team per usual practice.	Device: TubeClear® intervention; The TubeClear® device is deemed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be non-significant risk (NSR) for use in this study. It is a control box and a single use clearing stem used to resolve the clog in an enteral access device within five minutes following the intervention.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of Successful Attempts to Restore EAD(P) Patency	Feasibility will be defined as ability of the user to operate TubeClear® from clearing stem insertion into the occluded Enteral Access Device through activation to patency restoration. Successful restoration of patency will be defined as the ability to flush the EAD(P) with 10ml of air within five minutes following the intervention by the investigator.	Baseline to 5 minutes post-intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Age-Appropriate Pain Score	Tolerability will be defined as ability of the subject to undergo TubeClear® intervention. To assess this, subject pain will be assessed before and after use of TubeClear® intervention and then daily for up to 3 days post-intervention using one of the well-established age-appropriate pain scales. Based on subject age, one of the following pain scale assessments will be used: Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) Scale; Revised Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (rFLACC) scale; FACES pain scale revised (FPS-R); Numeric Pain Scale; or Nursing Judgement	Baseline to 3 days post-intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Collaborators: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD); Actuated Medical, Inc.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Vijay Srinivasan, MBBS, MD, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): November 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 14, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 25, 2016
• First Posted (Estimated): March 31, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 7, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 6, 2023
• Last Verified: June 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Enteral nutrition; Tube Feeding; Clogged enteral access devices; Occluded enteral access device; Enteral access device; Gastric Feeding Tubes
• Other Study ID Numbers: 14-011488; 5R44HD065365-04 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO