Can a smartphone app ease the burden of feeding tube care?
NCT ID NCT07074301
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will test whether a structured education program plus a mobile app can help caregivers of patients with a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube. The goal is to improve caregivers' knowledge, reduce tube-related problems, and lessen their sense of burden. Eighty adult caregivers will take part, and the study will measure changes in knowledge and complication rates over two months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Caregiver Training Program and mobile application
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, scalable way to improve home care for PEG tube patients and reduce caregiver stress.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (80 participants) testing an educational tool, not a medical treatment. Results may not apply to all caregivers or settings.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 or older * Willingness to participate voluntarily in the study * No communication barriers * Ability to use a smartphone * No diagnosed psychiatric disorder * Providing care to a patient aged 18 or older who is scheduled to undergo PEG placement Exclusion Criteria: * Discharge from hospital or death of the patient during the study period * Being under 18 years old * Illiteracy of the caregiver
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