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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