Clinical trials: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
GERD
Self-Propelled Percutaneous Endoscopic GastroJejunostomy (PEG-J)
This research is being done to study the safety of an investigational percutaneous endoscopic gastrojejunostomy (PEGJ) tube and whether the addition of a balloon on the end of the J tube prevents it from slipping back into the…
- Trial name
- NCT01551095
- Testing
- PEGJ tube
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Early Treatment of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) With Nutrition and Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
The purposes of the study are to determine the energy balance and evaluate the nutritional status of patients with ALS, and to investigate the use of NIPPV as respiratory support to treat patients with ALS.
- Trial name
- NCT00116558
- Testing
- Early NIPPV, Standard NIPPV
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Edward Kasaraskis
Feeding Tube
Self-Propelled Versus Standard Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrojejunostomy(PEG-J); RCT
Our main hypothesis is that self-propelled Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrojejunostomy tube (PEG-J) that has a balloon on it's tip is associated with lower J-tube retrograde migration rate, and lower rates of short- and long-term…
- Trial name
- NCT01892267
- Testing
- PEG-J placement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University