I-tube yokondla sisixhobo sonyango esisetyenziselwa ukubonelela ngesondlo kwizigulane ezingakwazi ukufumana isondlo ngomlomo, ezingakwazi ukuginya ngokukhuselekileyo, okanye zifuna ukongezwa kwesondlo. Imeko yokondliwa ityhubhu yokutya ibizwa ngokuba yi-gavage, i-enteral feeding okanye i-tube feeding.