Comparison of Two Surgical Treatments for Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Human Infants

NCT00252681 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 130

Last updated 2006-07-21

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Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to compare two surgical treatments for perforated necrotizing enterocolitis in very low birth weight babies.

Conditions

  • Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

laparotomy

PROCEDURE

primary peritoneal drainage

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH
  • National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

    collaborator NIH
  • Yale University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • R. Lawrence Moss, MD · Yale University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
0 Years
Max Age
3 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-07-31
Completion
2005-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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