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NCT Number: NCT03430908

Blind Gastric Tube Placement: Incidence of Malposition Confirmed by Ultrasonography

This is a prospective, single-arm cohort, observational study to determine the incidence of gastric tube malposition during blind insertion by an anesthesia provider.

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Key information

Conditions

Anesthesia

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center

New York, 10021, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • The adult population, ages 18 and greater
  • Patients undergoing general anesthesia with an endotracheal tube that will have a gastric tube blindly inserted by an anesthesia provider

Exclusion criteria

  • Pediatric population (<18 years)
  • Gastric tube inserted under direct visualizing (the use of a Mac or Miller laryngoscope or any video laryngoscope)
  • Inability to visualize gastric tube by ultrasound due to body habitus, analogous anatomy, etc
  • Pre-anesthesia insitu gastric tube
  • Gastric tube inserted by practitioner other than a member of the anesthesia team

Treatment and study plan

Blind Gastric Tube Placement

Other

The provider will be blinded to the ultrasound imaging throughout the entire insertion. This blind insertion process is the standard of care currently practiced at MSKCC. After the provider verbalizes that they have completed the insertion the investigators will stop the ultrasound imaging and complete the data form. No information will be given to the provider about the location of the gastric tube as to not deviate from the standard of care. The only time that information will be provided to the practitioner inserting the tube will be if the tube is positioned in any of the following positions that are thought to be potentially injurious if unrecognized. These positions include intrapulmonary, cranial, nasal or oral pharyngeal placements and diverticular or hiatal hernia sac coiling and remain unrecognized by the practitioner. These are considered positions that have the potential for injury and therefore will be divulged to prevent ensuing injury.

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of malposition of blindly placed gastric tubes by anesthesia providers

    Time frame: Day of procedure

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Feb 13, 2018
Registry last updated
Jun 18, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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