Blind Gastric Tube Placement: Incidence of Malposition Confirmed by Ultrasonography

NCT ID: NCT03430908

Last Updated: 2019-06-18

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

166 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-12-22

Study Completion Date

2019-06-17

Brief Summary

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This is a prospective, single-arm cohort, observational study to determine the incidence of gastric tube malposition during blind insertion by an anesthesia provider.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Anesthesia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Participants with an endotracheal tube

Participants undergoing general anesthesia with an endotracheal tube will have a gastric tube blindly inserted by an anesthesia provider.

Blind Gastric Tube Placement

Intervention Type OTHER

The provider will be blinded to the ultrasound imaging throughout the entire insertion. This blind insertion process is the standard of care currently practiced at MSKCC. After the provider verbalizes that they have completed the insertion the investigators will stop the ultrasound imaging and complete the data form. No information will be given to the provider about the location of the gastric tube as to not deviate from the standard of care. The only time that information will be provided to the practitioner inserting the tube will be if the tube is positioned in any of the following positions that are thought to be potentially injurious if unrecognized. These positions include intrapulmonary, cranial, nasal or oral pharyngeal placements and diverticular or hiatal hernia sac coiling and remain unrecognized by the practitioner. These are considered positions that have the potential for injury and therefore will be divulged to prevent ensuing injury.

Interventions

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Blind Gastric Tube Placement

The provider will be blinded to the ultrasound imaging throughout the entire insertion. This blind insertion process is the standard of care currently practiced at MSKCC. After the provider verbalizes that they have completed the insertion the investigators will stop the ultrasound imaging and complete the data form. No information will be given to the provider about the location of the gastric tube as to not deviate from the standard of care. The only time that information will be provided to the practitioner inserting the tube will be if the tube is positioned in any of the following positions that are thought to be potentially injurious if unrecognized. These positions include intrapulmonary, cranial, nasal or oral pharyngeal placements and diverticular or hiatal hernia sac coiling and remain unrecognized by the practitioner. These are considered positions that have the potential for injury and therefore will be divulged to prevent ensuing injury.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The adult population, ages 18 and greater
* Patients undergoing general anesthesia with an endotracheal tube that will have a gastric tube blindly inserted by an anesthesia provider

Exclusion Criteria

* Pediatric population (\<18 years)
* Gastric tube inserted under direct visualizing (the use of a Mac or Miller laryngoscope or any video laryngoscope)
* Inability to visualize gastric tube by ultrasound due to body habitus, analogous anatomy, etc
* Pre-anesthesia insitu gastric tube
* Gastric tube inserted by practitioner other than a member of the anesthesia team
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Luis E Tollinche, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Locations

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Memorial Sloan - Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Related Links

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http://mskcc.org

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Other Identifiers

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17-653

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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