Clinical trial · Interventional
Comparison of Percutaneous Image-guided Gastrostomies
Comparison of Percutaneous Image-guided Gastrostomies: A Single Centre Pilot Study
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Percutaneous image-guided gastrostomy (PIG) is an increasingly popular technique of creating gastroenteric access through the anterior abdominal wall for nutrition and/ or compression. Large-bore mushroom-retained catheters via the pull technique and small-bore cope loop catheters via the push technique are both used at Interventional Radiology for PIG at our institution. To date, there is no guideline for PIG and no direct comparison of two PIG techniques. The proposed pilot study is to compare the two different types of PIG techniques in head and neck cancer patients who require prophylactic enteral feeding by PIG. The purpose of the study is to assess the feasibility of a large randomized clinical trial to compare these two PIG techniques.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer of Head and Neck | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| percutaneous image-guided gastrostomy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Gastrostomy - pull technique
- description
- Percutaneous image-guided gastrostomy using large-bore mushroom-retained catheters via the pull technique
- interventionNames
- Procedure: percutaneous image-guided gastrostomy
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Gastrostomy - push technique
- description
- Percutaneous image-guided gastrostomy using small-bore cope loop catheters via the push technique
- interventionNames
- Procedure: percutaneous image-guided gastrostomy
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Pain experience
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Male or female ≥18 years; 2. Life expectancy \> 6 months; 3. Diagnosed with head and neck cancer; and 4. Scheduled to have prophylactic enteral feeding by percutaneous image-guided gastrostomy performed in the interventional radiology suite. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnancy; or 2. Established pharyngeal obstruction and/or presence of an enteral feeding device.
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