NCT07414563

Effectiveness of an Web Application in Enhancing Informal Caregivers' Nasogastric Tube Feeding Competency

Effectiveness of an Nasogastric Web Application in Reducing Time to Achieve Nasogastric Tube Feeding Competency Among Informal Caregivers

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 136 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Tan Tock Seng Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this trial is to determine whether adding a nasogastric tube web application to standard face-to-face caregiver training helps informal caregivers learn nasogastric tube feeding more quickly than standard training alone. The main question is: Does the use of a nasogastric tube web application alongside standard face-to-face caregiver training shorten the time required for caregivers to learn nasogastric tube feeding, compared with standard training alone? Researchers will compare two groups: caregivers who receive standard face-to-face training plus access to the web application and caregivers who only receive standard face-to-face training to see who will learn nasogastric tube feeding more quickly. Participants will: * Receive either standard face-to-face training plus the web application or standard face-to-face training alone when identified for nasogastric tube feeding training. * Have their time taken to learn nasogastric tube feeding recorded.

Detailed description

Nasogastric tube feeding is a technically-demanding procedure that requires both practical skill and sound clinical judgement to avoid potentially serious complications. It is therefore essential that caregivers receive adequate training to perform this task safely and effectively. Evidence suggests that digital caregiver training interventions-particularly those that include simulation-based learning and multimodal audio-visual content-can improve caregiver skills in learning and performing procedures such as nasogastric tube feeding. However, the effectiveness of a web application in improving informal caregivers' ability to perform nasogastric tube feeding has not yet been evaluated. Assessing the usefulness of this web application may help improve existing training methods and technological supports for caregivers, enhance the quality of home-based care, strengthen continuity of care between hospital and home settings, and reduce unnecessary healthcare use.

Conditions

• Nasogastric Feeding
• Training Family Caregivers
• Family Caregivers
• Informal Caregiver
• Dysphagia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Nasogastric tube web application	The application was co-developed with caregivers and has been content validated by multiple experts. It can be accessed using web-enabled smart device. The application has four main features; (1) video demonstrations; (2) micro-learning modules to build knowledge, (3) quizzes to test understanding, and (4) virtual simulation scenarios to mirror real-world scenarios for hands-on practice.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-01
• Primary completion: 2026-09-01
• Completion: 2026-09-01
• First posted: 2026-02-17
• Last updated: 2026-02-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Singapore