Status:

UNKNOWN

Early Versus Delayed Feeding in Preterm Growth-Restricted Infants

Lead Sponsor:

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Conditions:

Preterm Infant

IUGR

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-4 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The introduction of enteral feeds for preterm, growth restricted infants are often delayed due to concern that early introduction may not be tolerated and may increase the risk of necrotizing enteroco...

Detailed Description

Eligible infants who will fulfill the inclusion criteria will be divided into two strata "Early feeding group" and " Late feeding group" by computer based randomization after taking informed written c...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • All growth restricted preterm Infants of both sexes with gestational age 35 weeks or less and birth weight below 10th percentile for gestational age

Exclusion

  • • Hemodynamically unstable critically ill neonates.
  • Newborn with severe perinatal asphyxia.
  • Newborn with polycythemia requiring exchange transfusion
  • Newborn with major congenital anomalies
  • Syndromic manifestations or chromosomal malformations
  • Suspected inborn errors of metabolism.
  • Any baby who will have proven sepsis with shock or necrotizing enterocolitis will be excluded and will be replaced by new one in same category as per protocol analysis.
  • Any baby who develop shock (due to sepsis, cardiogenic, hypovolemic etc.) will be excluded and will be replaced by new one in same category as per protocol analysis.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03443297

Start Date

March 1 2018

End Date

December 31 2018

Last Update

February 23 2018

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