Nasogastric Tube Clamping Trial vs. Immediate Removal

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Small Bowel Obstruction, Ileus

In brief

The primary objective is to assess the need of clamping nasogastric tubes (NG) before removal. Outcomes of patients admitted requiring nasogastric tube decompression will be compared. Patients with small bowel obstruction (SBO), post-operative ileus, and ileus on admission that require nasogastric tube placement will be included in the study. The patients will be divided into two groups when return of bowel function is suspected based on set criteria for automatic removal of nasogastric tube versus nasogastric tube clamp trial. Specific outcomes will be occurrence of nasogastric tube replacement, number of emeses if any, failure of clamp trial, aspiration pneumonia, and any other unplanned outcome.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04001985

Run by

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria

People needed

150

Starts

2019-10-15

Expected to finish

2020-09-20

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-30

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Males or females 18 years or older
• Admitted under any of the teaching surgical services for small bowel obstruction or ileus, or develops post-operative ileus
• Patient agreeable to participation in the study

You may not qualify if…

• Under the age of 18
• Patient self-removes the NG requiring replacement will be removed from study

Where it is running

• OSF Saint Francis Medical Center — Peoria, Illinois, United States

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