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The aim of the study is to assess whether a light-emitting diode source and fiber (LED-SF) can accurately confirm the tip placement of NGT\/OGT in neonates.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>This prospective multicenter study was conducted from December 2023 to March 2024, at five tertiary neonatal intensive care units in Japan. Neonates who required an NGT\/OGT were eligible for inclusion. The primary outcome was whether the tip of the NGT\/OGT inserted using the LED-SF was in the stomach. The secondary outcome was to compare the length determined by LED-SF light to the final decision length determined after X-ray. A statistical analysis was performed using cross-tabulation tests and linear regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>A total of 101 neonates with a corrected gestational age of median 36.1 (range: 24.3\u201345.7) weeks were enrolled. All of the tube tips were in the stomach (100%). There were no adverse events. The association between the insertion length determined using LED-SF and the final length determined after X-ray was significant (r\n                  2\u2009=\u20090.844, p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>LED-SF is an effective and safe method for verifying the tip position of NGT\/OGT and can be easily used by anyone with minimal training. 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