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Study identifier: NCT06525818 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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Let's E.A.T.! (Eating With Assistive Technology): An Intervention to Support Children With Feeding Tubes and Tracheostomies

Condition: Feeding Tube · Children With Medical Complexity · Tracheostomy  ·  Sponsor: University of Chicago

PhaseNA
Planned participants40
Who can joinAll sexes, N/A to 3 Years
Healthy volunteersNo

About this study

The overall objective of this proposal is to test an interdisciplinary intervention to support the transition to oral feeding for children with feeding tubes and tracheostomies. The investigators' model which combines in-home clinical assessments with virtual therapies may maximize the impact of expert interventionists. The investigators' central hypothesis is that children with feeding tubes and tracheostomies will have greater success than a control group when enrolled in a hybrid in-person/virtual intervention including: (1) a coordinated feeding team with an occupational therapist, speech/language pathologist, and registered dietitian; (2) family liaison study coordinators who are poised to support the family through personal experience; (3) a project leader who is a Developmental Behavioral Pediatrician with expertise in children with tracheostomies. The overall objective of this proposal is to test this intervention to increase oral feeding in children with feeding tubes and tracheostomies. To pursue this objective, the investigators propose the following aims: Specific Aim 1: Children enrolled in the intervention group will have improved caregiver self-efficacy and reduced worry related to feeding as determined by The Feeding and Swallowing Impact Survey at the end of a 1-year intervention. Specific Aim 2: Children enrolled in the intervention group will have increased oral vs. tube-fed calories and reduced dependence on feeding tubes as determined by detailed dietar…

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Talk to the study team

Emma Lynch, MPH  ·  7737026461  ·  elynch1@bsd.uchicago.edu

Sarah Sobotka, MD, MSCP  ·  7737021187  ·  ssobotka@bsd.uchicago.edu

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Locations (1)

University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois, United StatesRecruiting

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