Clinical trial · Observational
Blind Gastric Tube Placement: Incidence of Malposition Confirmed by Ultrasonography
NCT03430908CI-TRIAL-00039120completedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
This is a prospective, single-arm cohort, observational study to determine the incidence of gastric tube malposition during blind insertion by an anesthesia provider.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthesia | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Gastric Tube Placement | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Participants with an endotracheal tube
- description
- Participants undergoing general anesthesia with an endotracheal tube will have a gastric tube blindly inserted by an anesthesia provider.
- interventionNames
- Other: Blind Gastric Tube Placement
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Incidence of malposition of blindly placed gastric tubes by anesthesia providers
- timeFrame
- Day of procedure
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
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
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