Lillehammer sykehus, Sykehuset Innlandet
Lillehammer, Innlandet, 2609, Norway
Completed
NCT Number: NCT06000384
Is Ultrasound Comparable to Chest X-ray in Verification of Intensive Care Patients Enteral Feeding Tube Positioning.
The goal of this observational study is to investigate methodological if ultrasound is comparable to chest X-ray in verification of intensive care patients enteral feeding tube positioning.
The main question to answer is: Is ultrasound a comparable method to chest X-ray in verification of intensive care patients enteral feeding tube positioning.
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Conditions
Age range
18 year and older
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Observational
Primary location
About this study
In Norway, around 4000 patients are yearly in need of ventilator, and many of them will need enteral nutrition through a feeding tube. 40 % of all intensive care patients have signs of malnutrition. If ultrasound is a comparable method to chest X-ray in verification of intensive care patients enteral feeding tube positioning, then enteral nutrition in many cases can be started several hours earlier than using chest X-ray verification. The ultrasound examination will be performed in a research based in a 4-step approach. In this project 20-30 intensive care patients prescribed by a medical physician to have an enteral feeding tube will be included in the project due to written informed consent by 1) Awake intensive care patient or by 2) Patients informal caregiver if the patient is not competent to consent.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Intensive care patient prescribed by a medical physician to have an enteral feeding tube
Exclusion criteria
- <18 years
Treatment and study plan
Primary outcomes
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Measuring enteral tube position both by standard chest X-ray and ultrasound
Time frame: maximum five minutes for each method
Ultrasound measure by a research based 4-step approach
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Other
Registry information
Official study title
Investigate if Ultrasound is Comparable to Chest X-ray in Verification of Intensive Care Patients Enteral Feeding Tube Positioning in an Observational Study
Important dates
- Study start
- 2023
- Primary completion
- 2024
- Study completion
- 2024
- First posted
- Aug 21, 2023
- Registry last updated
- Aug 11, 2025
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