Evidence-based Practice in the Management of Gastric Tube Placement in Children

Summary

This multi-center quality improvement project aims to enhance gastric tube placement practices for children by systematically reviewing the latest evidence. The project team will identify gaps between current practices and best evidence, analyze barriers to implementing evidence-based guidelines, and develop strategies to facilitate their integration into clinical settings. The focus will also be on improving the knowledge and skills of pediatric nurses through targeted education and support. Ultimately, this initiative seeks to ensure the safety and effectiveness of gastric tube placement in the pediatric population, leading to better patient outcomes and higher standards of care.

Conditions

• Hospitalized Children
• Nursing
• Enteral Nutrition Therapy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Evidence-based gastric placement

Establish an enteral nutrition management team and develop standardized procedures through a quality improvement project. Conduct a 3-month quality improvement initiative, during which regular training sessions will be provided to nurses on gastrointestinal tube placement and maintenance. These training sessions will include various formats such as lectures, group discussions, operational demonstrations, and scenario simulations, along with regular reviews of practical issues.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center

  collaborator OTHER

• Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

  collaborator OTHER

• Gansu Provincial Maternity and Child-care Hospital/Gansu Provincial Central Hospital

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Hunan Children's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• The First Hospital of Jilin University

  collaborator OTHER

• Jinan Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Henan Provincial People's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Shengjing Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Shenzhen Children's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Kunming Children's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Tongji Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Anhui Provincial Children's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

  collaborator OTHER

• Children's Hospital of Soochow University

  collaborator OTHER

• The First People's Hospital of Urumqi （Urumqi Children's Hospital)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Peking University First Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Qingdao Women and Children's Hospital

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Capital Center for Children's Health,Capital Medical University

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Beijing Children's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• West China Second University Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Children's Hospital of Fudan University

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-06-26

Primary Completion

2025-12-30

Completion

2025-12-31

Countries

• China

Study Locations