Can special foods protect Kids' lungs from stomach acid?
NCT ID NCT07303738
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether foods that bind to bile acid can lower its levels in the stomach and saliva of children who rely on feeding tubes. The goal is to reduce the risk of breathing problems caused by stomach contents entering the lungs. About 60 children will receive different diets through their feeding tubes, and researchers will measure bile acid levels over four hours.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
-
About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Aug 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
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
-
5 to 21 years
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * receive at least 80% of their nutritional needs by gastrostomy * receive either an amino acid-based formula, an International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative level 4 commercial blend, or a home blend * can receive bolus feeds of 240 cc within 30 minutes or less Exclusion Criteria: * have received a fundoplication * receive post-pyloric feeds * require medication/flush administration during the four-hour study period * are allergic to any component of the study diets. To participate in this study, if patients are taking acid suppression or motility medications (e.g., erythromycin, azithromycin, prucalopride), they will need to stop these at least 72 hours prior to participation in this aim.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Aspiration are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Boston Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- A tiny touch test aims to map lost sensation in the throat
- Can a different suctioning order cut pneumonia risk in ventilated patients?
- Bedside stomach scan could cut a deadly intubation risk
- Video vs. booklet: which training eases Mothers' stress in the ICU?
- Can a simple oxygen device prevent breathing trouble in obese patients during endoscopy?
- Can magnets and ultrasound make child feeding tubes safer?