MedTrace Logo

Evaluation of Jejunal Placement of Enteral Feeding Tubes

NCT00500851 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2010-11-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is the evaluation of the success rate of jejunal tube placement comparing the endoscopic versus the electromagnetic method in a comparative ICU patient population. The investigators hypothesized that success rate of the electromagnetic jejunal tube placement will be lower than the success rate of the endoscopic method.

Conditions

  • Critical Illness
  • Tube Feeding

Interventions

DEVICE

Electromagnetic imaging for jejunal tube placement (CORTRAK)

Jejunal feeding tubes are placed using electromagnetic imaging (CORTRAK)

DEVICE

Endoscopy

Endoscopic placement of jejunal feeding tubes

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University of Vienna

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ulrike Holzinger, MD · Medical University Vienna

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-05-31
Primary Completion
2009-01-31
Completion
2009-02-28

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT00500851 on ClinicalTrials.gov