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Home-Based Placement of Feeding Tubes with a Mobile Assistant for Underserved Population

Award Number: R43MD017555
ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/17/2022
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2024

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Home-Based Placement of Feeding Tubes with a Mobile Assistant for Underserved Population - Abstract Replacement of a Nasogastric (NG) tube for feeding an infant in the home can be a stressful event for families. This stress is exacerbated when the child is located in a rural community far from medical care, or for families without English literacy who may have difficulty following written instructions. Often times, children in urban areas will be taken to a clinic or emergency room to assist with NG tube replacement when it falls out, or needs to be changed. However, in a rural location the child's family may not have easy access to assistance. The proposed project develops technology in a parent friendly, non-written interface to assist the placement and verification of the NG tube in a rural location while a professional is monitoring and guiding them remotely. There is currently no system to assist underserved families in the home-based placement of NG feeding tubes. Studies have shown that parents who have infants needing home NG tube feeding can struggle with misplacement and other problems. This innovative project will create a system with the use of a smartphone to provide real time support for the parent during the home-based placement of NG feeding tubes. The project is the integration of a reusable, low-cost NG tube placement guidance tool along with immediate feedback provided by the combination of a smartphone application in coordination with a remote caregiver via voice or video call. In phase I, a prototype system will be developed. The acceptability and usability of the prototype will be evaluated in semi-structured interviews


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2022	ADVANCED MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CORP	6901 E FISH LAKE RD STE 190	MAPLE GROVE	MN	55369	HENNEPIN	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	1/3/2025	NEW	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2022 ( Subtotal = $259,439 )
2022	2022	ADVANCED MEDICAL ELECTRONICS CORPORATION	6901 E FISH LAKE RD STE 190	MAPLE GROVE	MN	55369	HENNEPIN	USA	Minority Health and Health Disparities Research	000	1	8/17/2022	NEW	$259,439
														Subtotal = $259,439

Grand Total All Awards = $259,439

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Home-Based Placement of Feeding Tubes with a Mobile Assistant for Underserved Population

Award Number: R43MD017555

ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/17/2022

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2024

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