The Multi-disciplinary Approach of Children With Feeding Difficulties and Tube Feeding in UZB Between 2000 and 2021
NCT ID: NCT06161350
Last Updated: 2023-12-07
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Basic Information
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ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
330 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2023-11-08
2024-09-30
Brief Summary
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The main objectives it aims to compare are:
* To characterize the patients taking part in a multi-disciplinary follow-up for feeding difficulties over time and to evaluate their progress before and after the institution of a multidisciplinary team in the context of the pre-convention for feeding difficulties from the RIZIV/INAMI.
* To evaluate if the multi-disciplinary approach is more efficient for treatment and follow-up in infants with eating difficulties before and after the start of the pre-convention.
* To calculate the probability of reaching full oral intake after having feeding difficulties within two years.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
RETROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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Group 1
Infants who consulted between January 1st 2000 and December 31st 2009 (this is before the implementation of the pre-convention).
Inclusion criteria:
* Children consulting a pediatric gastroenterologist for feeding problems in UZB between the 1st of January 2000 and the 31st of December 2009 and receiving the label "feeding difficulties".
* The infants have a pediatric feeding disorder that prevent them from feeding normally by oral means.
* The infants need or have needed (enteral or parenteral) artificial nutrition.
* The infants are aged between 0 and 12 years at their first presentation.
* The infants are capable of developing normal feeding behavior.
Infants will be excluded from this study if they:
* Have no 6-months follow-up available.
* Parents refusal to enter a multi-disciplinary approach for the feeding problems of their children.
No interventions assigned to this group
Group 2
Infants who consulted after the implementation of the pre-convention, who consulted between January 1st 2010 and December 31st 2021.
Inclusion criteria:
* Children consulting a pediatric gastroenterologist for feeding problems in UZB between the 1st of January 2010 and the 31st of December 2021 and receiving the label "feeding difficulties".
* The infants have a pediatric feeding disorder that prevent them from feeding normally by oral means.
* The infants need or have needed (enteral or parenteral) artificial nutrition.
* The infants are aged between 0 and 12 years at their first presentation.
* The infants are capable of developing normal feeding behavior.
Infants will be excluded from this study if they:
* Have no 6-months follow-up available.
* Parents refusal to enter a multi-disciplinary approach for the feeding problems of their children.
Structured multi-disciplinary approach
Since 2010, a structured multidisciplinary team was formed to evaluate the child medically, support its nutrition, teach, treat and educate the children and parents and guide them through the process to obtain a normal and independent feeding behavior. The multidisciplinary team must have special expertise regarding digestive and nutritional as well as sensory and oral motor problems in children requiring artificial nutrition. The team must at least consist of a pediatrician, a dietician with experience in artificial nutrition in children, a speech therapist and/or physical therapist and a psychologist or orthopedagogue. The team should also be able to rely on a nurse with experience in artificial nutrition, a social assistant and a secretary.
Interventions
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Structured multi-disciplinary approach
Since 2010, a structured multidisciplinary team was formed to evaluate the child medically, support its nutrition, teach, treat and educate the children and parents and guide them through the process to obtain a normal and independent feeding behavior. The multidisciplinary team must have special expertise regarding digestive and nutritional as well as sensory and oral motor problems in children requiring artificial nutrition. The team must at least consist of a pediatrician, a dietician with experience in artificial nutrition in children, a speech therapist and/or physical therapist and a psychologist or orthopedagogue. The team should also be able to rely on a nurse with experience in artificial nutrition, a social assistant and a secretary.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
The infants have a pediatric feeding disorder that prevent them from feeding normally by oral means.
* The infants need or have needed (enteral or parenteral) artificial nutrition.
* The infants are aged between 0 and 12 years at their first presentation.
* The infants are capable of developing normal feeding behavior.
Exclusion Criteria
* Parents refusal to enter a multi-disciplinary approach for the feeding problems of their children.
12 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Elisabeth De Greef
Prof. Dr. De Greef
Principal Investigators
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Elisabeth De Greef, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Koen Huysentruyt, MD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Locations
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Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Jette, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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ORALAV
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id