Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Melatonin on Feeding Intolerance and Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Infants
Lead Sponsor:
Ain Shams University
Conditions:
Preterm Infant
Feeding Intolerance
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Assesses the efficacy of melatonin in treatment of feeding intolerance in preterm infants, the time needed to reach full enteral intake, the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis and measures the lev...
Detailed Description
This is a prospective study held on ninety preterm infants in Ain Shams University neonatal intensive care units. All enrolled neonates were suffering from feeding intolerance in the form of abdominal...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Preterm infants (\<37 weeks of gestation)
- Evidence of feeding intolerance
Exclusion
- Infants with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
- Infants on nothing per os
- Infants with high oxygen needs wither on invasive or non-invasive mechanical ventilation
- Major congenital anomalies
- Intracranial hemorrhage
- Respiratory distress syndrome
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 24 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
90 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04304807
Start Date
December 24 2018
End Date
December 31 2019
Last Update
March 11 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Ain Shams University Pediatrics Department
Cairo, Abbasia, Egypt, 11511