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Gastric Residuals in Preterm Infants

NCT01337622 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 87

Last updated 2015-03-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Checking of gastric residuals prior to the continuation/increase of enteral feeding prolongs the time to establish full gastric feeding in the early postnatal period.

Conditions

  • Early Enteral Feeding Advancement
  • Nutrition
  • Preterm Infants

Interventions

PROCEDURE

No check of gastric residuals for early enteral feeding advancement

Discontinuation of gastric feeding and its advancement will be based on clinical examination of the abdomen and gastric aspirates containing blood or significant vomiting.

PROCEDURE

Routine check of gastric residuals for early enteral feeding advancement

Discontinuation of gastric feeding and its advancement will be based on current practice of clinical examination of the abdomen and checking residual before every feed. Volume and color of gastric residual will be considered according to the current guideline.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • McMaster Children's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sumesh Thomas, MD · McMaster University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age
48 Hours
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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