Pilot to Assess DBE as a Rescue Technique for Failed PEJ

Completed

Conditions studied: Patients Who Have Failed Conventional DPEJ Placement

In brief

Is DBE(double balloon enteroscopy)-assisted DPEJ(direct percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy) a viable option in patients who have failed conventional DPEJ placement and who otherwise would require surgical jejunostomy or parenteral nutrition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01057940

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

20

Starts

2010-04-01

Expected to finish

2011-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-06-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age > 18 years old
• Appropriate indication for DPEJ tube placement and Nutrition consult approval
• Absence of bleeding disorder
• Platelet count > 50,000 and INR < 1.5
• Ability to give informed consent

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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