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New feeding tube technique may speed recovery after brain bleeding
NCT ID NCT06255353
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 118 patients with brain bleeding who needed a breathing tube in their windpipe. Researchers compared two ways of giving liquid nutrition: a standard tube through the nose into the stomach, and a newer tube through the mouth into the esophagus. The goal was to see which method helped patients get better nutrition, remove the breathing tube sooner, and have fewer lung infections. The trial is already completed, and results will show if the mouth-based feeding method is safer and more effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Intermittent Oro-esophageal Tube Feeding (a feeding tube inserted through the mouth into the esophagus)
- What this could lead to
- If this feeding method works better, it could help patients with brain bleeding recover faster, breathe on their own sooner, and have fewer lung infections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 118 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The feeding method requires careful insertion and may not be suitable for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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118 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * meeting the diagnostic criteria for Intracerebral Hemorrhage. * with placement of a tracheotomy tube. * requiring enteral nutrition support. * age over 18 years. * able to cooperate with treatment and questionnaire investigation. Exclusion Criteria: * combined with tumors in the head, neck, esophagus, or gastrointestinal tract * an abnormal structure observed in the oral, pharyngeal, nasal regions or esophagus * with unstable vital signs or severe dysfunction of organs including heart, liver, lungs, or kidneys * with severe hemorrhagic disease or bleeding tendency; * with contraindications for enteral nutrition * with dysphagia caused by non-stroke-related reasons in the past
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Central Hospital
Xingxiang, China
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Fu shu afi. Hos. of zzu
Zhenzhou, China
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