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A Research Study to Test (2) Two Different Types of Feeding Tubes Used in the Intensive Care Unit

NCT00245687 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2014-03-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the success rates of two types of feeding tubes, specifically the standard gastric feeding tube to a small bowel feeding tube.

Conditions

  • no Primary Disease; ICU Patient Who Require Enteral Nutrition

Interventions

DEVICE

Tiger Tube

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Thomas Jefferson University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paul Marik, MD · Thomas Jefferson University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-06-30
Completion
2007-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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