About this trial
The goal of this interventional study is to compare two different sizes of a gastrostomy tube in children and the incidence of complications three months postoperatively. The study is questionnare-based and both the family and health care personel will fill in the formula about complications at the re-visit when the tube is changed the first time at three months postoperatively. Complications requested are: granuloma, infection, pain, dislocation and leakage.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Scheduled for laparoscopic gastrostomy at Dep Pediatric Surgery Uppsala Akademiska University Hospital
Disqualifiers
Any specific reasons to avoid one size or the other (children who are supposed to get mixed food or a special medication that can obstruate the tube will recieve a thicker tube)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- 12 Fr gastrostomy tube/button
- 14 Fr gastrostomy tube/button
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
Therese Hössjer
Lead sponsor
Uppsala University Hospital
Sponsor institution
Uppsala University
Collaborator
Uppsala University Hospital
Collaborator