Prevention of Hypergranulation Tissue After Gastrostomy Tube Placement

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Soft Tissue Inflammation

In brief

The primary objective of this study is to compare the incidence of postoperative hypergranulation tissue formation after gastrostomy tube placement among children randomized to one of three treatments, in addition to measuring tube dislodgements and rates of resource utilization for complications.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01501539

Run by

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

People needed

171

Starts

2010-12-01

Expected to finish

2017-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-02-08

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children between 1 month and 17 years of age who undergo gastrostomy tube placement by a member of the pediatric surgery faculty at Children's Memorial Hospital will be eligible for inclusion in this study.

You may not qualify if…

• Children undergoing gastrostomy tube placement by gastroenterology or interventional radiology at Children's Memorial Hospital.
• Mother or caregiver of the patient is currently pregnant, breastfeeding and/or planning on getting pregnant within the next 60 days (silver HD has not been studied in pregnant or breastfeeding women)

Where it is running

• Children's Memorial Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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