NCT00941772

Confirmation of Nasogastric Tube Placement Via Ultrasonography

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if ultrasonography is an adequate means for confirmation of nasogastric tube placement and that ultrasonography is more time efficient than radiography confirming nasogastric tube placement.

Detailed description

Our current nasogastric tube placement protocol requires confirmation of nasogastric tube placement with plain radiography. Obtaining a plane radiograph in the emergency department can be time consuming and exposes the patient to radiation. Ultrasound is readily available to our physicians and does not expose patients to radiation. Confirmation of nasogastric tube placement by ultrasonography may provide a faster means of confirmation and expose patients to less radiation.

Conditions

• Nasogastric Tube Intubation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Ultrasonography	Verify nasogastric tube placement with ultrasonography and compare its accuracy with plain radiography

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-07-01
• Primary completion: 2010-02-01
• Completion: 2010-04-01
• First posted: 2009-07-20
• Last updated: 2010-12-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States