Does gastrostomy improve the lives of children with severe disability and their families?

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/GNT1103746

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Around 750 Australian children are born each year with severe intellectual disability. Problems may include feeding difficulties and frequent hospitalisations. Feeding via a gastrostomy tube into the stomach can be used. We will conduct a data linkage study in NSW and WA, and collect additional data in WA to investigate patterns of gastrostomy use and its safety, effectiveness and costs. Our findings will help the management of poor feeding in intellectual disability.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2019

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $645,101.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Paediatrics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

epidemiology | evidence-based health care | feeding disorders | intellectual disability | qualitative research

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