Status:
COMPLETED
Gastrostomy Tube Placed After Gastropexy Versus Gastrostomy Tube Placed Using the Traditional Push/Pull Techniques
Lead Sponsor:
Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS
Conditions:
Gastrostomy, Methods
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Endoscopic placement of a percutaneous gastrostomy tube is a safe, efficient and well standardized technique. Two variants of this maneuver - the pull and the push techniques - are widespread worldwid...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- all consecutive patients, candidates to percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement for any common clinical indication, in the centres participating to the study.
Exclusion
- age \< 18
- age \> 85 years old
- pregnancy
- coagulation deficit or anti-coagulant oral therapy
- total gastrectomy
- absence of trans-illumination, verified during esophagogastroduodenoscopy
- pharyngeal or esophageal stenosis, not allowing the passage of a standard scope;
- ascitis
- active gastric ulcer
- the patient or his tutor do not consent to the study
- documented allergy to penicillin
- ASA V.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
206 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01463540
Start Date
September 1 2010
End Date
May 1 2014
Last Update
June 25 2025
Active Locations (3)
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1
Digestive Endoscopy Unit - Nuovo Ospedale Estense
Modena, MO, Italy, 41125
2
Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit - Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova
Reggio Emilia, RE, Italy, 42125
3
Endoscopic Unit "South Area" - AUSL Reggio Emilia
Scandiano, RE, Italy, 42019