We Need to FEED: Facilitating Enteral Education for Discharge
ConditionEnteral Nutrition Feeding
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 17
SponsorUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
About this trial
Aim: We need to FEED (Facilitating Enteral Education for Discharge) project aims to streamline and enhance the discharge process for pediatric patients with enteral nutrition (including G-tubes, J-tubes, GJ-tubes, and NG-tubes) and ultimately create enteral discharge protocol. The aim of the study is to describe the effectiveness of the discharge education program for children with enteral tubes on caregiver knowledge and determine the impact of the program on unplanned ER, Urgent care or clinic visits. By ensuring that all necessary supplies, orders, and follow-up appointments are in place prior to discharge, and by providing comprehensive education and support to parents, the project seeks to improve patient outcomes, reduce healthcare utilization, enhance coordination and communication among healthcare providers.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Patients must be within the age range of 0 to 17 years.
Patients who have recently had an enteral feeding tube placed (G-tube, J-tube, GJ-tube, or NG-tube).
The patient must be hospitalized at the time of the study and scheduled for discharge within the study period (before discharge).
A legal guardian must be available to participate in the study, complete questionnaires, and engage in the educational sessions.
Disqualifiers
Patients who have had an enteral tube (G-tube, J-tube, GJ-tube, or NG-tube) for more than a short period (e.g., those who have had tubes in place for more than 3 months) may be excluded, as the study is focused on newly placed feeding tubes.
Patients aged 18 years or older are excluded from the study, as the project targets pediatric patients specifically.
If the caregiver (or the child, where applicable) has significant cognitive or language barriers that would prevent them from understanding the educational content or completing the surveys, they may be excluded.
Families who do not speak English may be excluded.
Trial design
Design model
Sequential
Treatments tested in this trial
Education Intervention
Other interventionEducation on feeding tubes, booklet, inperson or via zoom education to parents of pediatric patients with newly placed feeding tube ( G-tube, GJ-tube, NG tube). Education on supply company and how to get supplies. The need for back up feeding tube etc. Size of patient feeding tube.
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Usual CareNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: EducationExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Families Enteral tube knowledge:Change in Enteral Tube Knowledge Score From Baseline and post hospital discharge
Enteral tube knowledge will be measured using a enteral nutrition knowledge likert scale survey at baseline (hospitalized: at time of feeding tube placement and post discharge. Knowledge scores will be compared between the intervention group (FEED Program) and the control group (usual care).
Time frame
Baseline (while hospitalized prior to initial educational session in the hospital) and after discharge ( up to 3 months)2
Number of Unplanned Healthcare Visits Related to Enteral Tube Issues
The number of unplanned healthcare visits (emergency department visits, urgent care visits, and unplanned outpatient visits) related to enteral tube complications will be tracked. Data will be compared between the intervention group (FEED Program) and the control group (usual care) to evaluate the program's impact on reducing unplanned healthcare utilization.
Time frame
post hospital discharge-through study completion, an average 1 yearSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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