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NCT07414563

Effectiveness of an Web Application in Enhancing Informal Caregivers' Nasogastric Tube Feeding Competency

Sponsor: Tan Tock Seng Hospital

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Summary

The goal of this trial is to determine whether adding a nasogastric tube web application to standard face-to-face caregiver training helps informal caregivers learn nasogastric tube feeding more quickly than standard training alone. The main question is: Does the use of a nasogastric tube web application alongside standard face-to-face caregiver training shorten the time required for caregivers to learn nasogastric tube feeding, compared with standard training alone? Researchers will compare two groups: caregivers who receive standard face-to-face training plus access to the web application and caregivers who only receive standard face-to-face training to see who will learn nasogastric tube feeding more quickly. Participants will: * Receive either standard face-to-face training plus the web application or standard face-to-face training alone when identified for nasogastric tube feeding training. * Have their time taken to learn nasogastric tube feeding recorded.

Official title: Effectiveness of an Nasogastric Web Application in Reducing Time to Achieve Nasogastric Tube Feeding Competency Among Informal Caregivers

Key Details

Gender

All

Age Range

21 Years - Any

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Enrollment

136

Start Date

2026-03

Completion Date

2026-09

Last Updated

2026-02-17

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Conditions

Nasogastric Feeding Training Family Caregivers Family Caregivers Informal Caregiver Dysphagia

Interventions

OTHER

Nasogastric tube web application

The application was co-developed with caregivers and has been content validated by multiple experts. It can be accessed using web-enabled smart device. The application has four main features; (1) video demonstrations; (2) micro-learning modules to build knowledge, (3) quizzes to test understanding, and (4) virtual simulation scenarios to mirror real-world scenarios for hands-on practice.

Caregivers who will receive standard face-to-face training Inclusion Criteria: * Individual who has been identified by the healthcare team to undergo caregiver training for nasogastric feeding to assist a patient with nutritional needs. * No prior training or experience in nasogastric feeding. * Potentially able to complete course of caregiver training for nasogastric feeding in the hospital of enrolment. * Aged 21 and above. Exclusion Criteria: * Caregivers who are cognitively impaired. * Have received prior training for nasogastric feeding. * Will not be able to complete their course of caregiving training for nasogastric feeding in the hospital of enrolment. Caregivers who will receive standard face-to-face training plus access to the web application Inclusion Criteria: * Individual who has been identified by the healthcare team to undergo caregiver training for nasogastric feeding to assist a patient with nutritional needs. * No prior training or experience in nasogastric feeding. * Potentially able to complete course of caregiver training for nasogastric feeding in the hospital of enrolment. * Have the basic literacy skills to use the nasogastric tube web application. * Able to access and use the nasogastric web application over the course of their training in nasogastric tube feeding to support their learning. * Aged 21 and above. Exclusion Criteria: * Caregivers who are cognitively impaired. * Have received prior training for nasogastric feeding. * Will not be able to complete their course of caregiving training for nasogastric feeding in the hospital of enrolment. * Have no or limited literacy ability to use the nasogastric web application * Unable to access and use the nasogastric web application over the course of their training in nasogastric tube feeding. Patients Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 50 years and above. * Patient whose caregiver has been identified to undergo nasogastric tube feeding training to support their nutritional needs. * Has mental capacity as per the approved documentation of capacity form or has a legal representative willing to provide consent to allow study team to extract medical records.

Locations (1)

Nursing Implementation, Translation & Research Office (NITRO); Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Singapore, Singapore