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Table 1 Inclusion/exclusion criteria

From: iKanEat: protocol for a randomized controlled trial of megestrol as a component of a pediatric tube weaning protocol

Inclusion criteria Exclusion criteria
Child has a G or G/J tube Parents have known significant developmental delay or cognitive impairment
Child receives > 80% kcal from the tube
Child ages 0 year 9 months 0 day through 8 years 31 days Child is receiving intensive behavioral feeding therapy (> 1 session per month) at the time of consent. Oral motor therapy is not an exclusion.
Physician permission to participate Parents primary language other than English
Child has sufficient oral motor and behavioral skills for oral eating (see Table 4)
Child has > 3-month history of feeding problem Child receiving inhaled or oral steroids
Child has behavioral skills necessary for mealtime (see Table 4)