Ultrasound-guided feeding tube placement study
This study tests a new type of feeding tube that uses ultrasound to help place it correctly. If you already need a tube and an X-ray to confirm placement, this device might make the process easier and quicker.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older.
- You need to have a feeding or stomach tube (sized 12 Fr) placed as part of your care, and your doctor plans to check its position with an X-ray.
- You (or someone legally acting for you) must be able to give written consent in English.
- You cannot be pregnant, breastfeeding, or in prison.
- You must not have a pacemaker or implanted defibrillator (ICD).
- You cannot have certain conditions that make the tube unsafe, such as bleeding veins or ulcers in the food pipe, narrowing or blockage in the stomach or food pipe, recent face or neck trauma, deformities of the sinus or skull base, or esophageal cancer.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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