Does the Thickness of the Gastrostomy Affect the Incidence of Complications? A Prospective Randomized Single-Center Study in Children

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Conditions studied: Gastrostomy Complications, Gastrostomy Size, Food Intolerance, Granuloma

In brief

The goal of this interventional study is to compare two different sizes of a gastrostomy tube in children and the incidence of complications three months postoperatively. The study is questionnare-based and both the family and health care personel will fill in the formula about complications at the re-visit when the tube is changed the first time at three months postoperatively. Complications requested are: granuloma, infection, pain, dislocation and leakage.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07300865

Run by

Therese Hössjer

People needed

200

Starts

2025-11-20

Expected to finish

2030-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-24

Who can join

Age: any, up to 15. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Scheduled for laparoscopic gastrostomy at Dep Pediatric Surgery Uppsala Akademiska University Hospital

You may not qualify if…

• Any specific reasons to avoid one size or the other (children who are supposed to get mixed food or a special medication that can obstruate the tube will recieve a thicker tube)

Where it is running

• Barnkirurgi/Pediatric surgery — Uppsala, Sweden (enrolling)

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