Ultrasound checks stomach fullness before tube removal in ICU
NCT ID NCT04245878
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study involved 101 ICU patients to see if stopping their tube feeding before removing the breathing tube affects stomach fullness. Doctors used ultrasound to measure stomach content. The goal was to find ways to reduce the risk of food or liquid entering the lungs during tube removal.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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101 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2019
- Finished
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Oct 2020
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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Who is studied
Intensive care patients receiving respiratory assistance by mechanical ventilation
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Person or next of kin/designated representative has provided his or her non-opposition * Patient in medical or surgical intensive care, admitted for an urgent medical or surgical reason and for whom extubation have been planned by the practitioner in charge of the patient Exclusion Criteria: * Person subject to legal protection (guardianship, trusteeship) * Person subject to a justice safeguard measure * Pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding woman * Minor * Anechoic patient or patient without an exploitable ultrasound window * History of gastric or esophageal surgery * Limitation of Care (LOC) order
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chu Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, 21000, France
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