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TubeClear System Evaluation in Pediatric Patients
Sponsor: Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Summary
Enteral access devices (EADs) provide necessary hydration, nutrition, and medications to numerous patients in hospitals across the United States. When patient's EAD becomes clogged it can delay administration of important nutrition and medications which can cause adverse effects such as malnutrition, and dehydration, especially in pediatric patients. Traditional methods of unclogging EADs can require the use of special enzymes or chemicals but these produce a variable rate of success. The TubeClear system has been developed to help alleviate the need for use of special enzymes or chemicals and to provide a quick, safe alternative for those with a clogged or sluggish EAD all while at the patient's bedside. This system prevents the need for subsequent exposure to radiation and contrast media for confirmation of EAD location after replacement.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
0 Years - 17 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2026-11-01
Completion Date
2028-06-01
Last Updated
2026-09-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
TubeClear
TubeClear is comprised of a reusable Control Box and single-use Clearing Stem. The Clearing Stem is inserted into the patient's EAD, where the Control Box (when turned on) supplies mechanical actuation to the Clearing Stem. The mechanical actuation breaks up partial and/or full occlusions in EADs to restore full patency of EADs.