NCT03697642

Nasopharyngeal Airway Guide Nasogastric Tube Placement

A Nasopharyngeal Airway Facilitates Nasogastric Intubation in Anesthetized Intubated Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 108 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Nasogastric tube placement is essential for various surgery and critically ill patients. However, NG tube insertion in anesthetized, paralyzed, and intubated or unconscious patients may be difficult, with reported success rate less 50% on the first attempt without any auxiliary devices. Endotracheal tube intubation narrow the space of oropharynx and hypopharynx. Loss ability to swallow and tongue drop also made the NG tube coil in the mouth easily. Investigators assume nasopharyngeal airway can facilitate NG tube insertion by opening a channel from nostril to epiglottis and reduce complications by protecting nasal cavity while inserting NG.

Conditions

• Nasogastric Tube
• Nasopharyngeal Airway
• Anesthesia, General

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	With nasopharyngeal airway	Nasopharyngeal airway is previously inserted into selected nostril. NG tube is properly lubricated and placed through Nasopharyngeal airway.
PROCEDURE	Without nasopharyngeal airway	NG tube is properly lubricated and placed into selected nostril

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-10-24
• Primary completion: 2019-09-03
• Completion: 2019-09-03
• First posted: 2018-10-05
• Last updated: 2020-02-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan