Explore the Efficiency of Fiberscope-guided Nasogastric Tube Insertion

National Taiwan University Hospital26 enrolled

Overview

For Head and neck cancer and uncooperative patients, blind nasogastric tube (NGT) insertion may sometimes be very difficult because of the anatomical obstructions in the pharynx and uncoordinated swallowing motion. To solve the problem, flexible endoscope has been used widely to assist the NGT insertion via direct visual assistance, working channels/guide wires, or suture fixation. Unfortunately, these tools are not easily assessed in the outpatient department. Here, we try to use a simpler method for the flexible endoscope to guide the NGT insertion.

NGT and fiberscope was combined to facilitate NG tube insertion

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Nasogastric Tube Esophagitis

Interventions

Fiberscope-Guided Nasogastric tube insertionDEVICE

Fiberscope-Guided Nasogastric tube insertion

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion criteria: dysphagia patients who need nasogastric tube feeding Exclusion criteria: Patients who ever had human immunodeficiency virus infection and were not suitable for fiberscope exam without protection sheath

Locations (1)

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The success rates of fiberscope-guided NG tube insertion

fiberscope-guided NG tube insertion

Time frame: 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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