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A Novel Clinical Tool For Determining Feed Intolerance In Very Small Preterms

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: P789- Perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified
Registration Number
CTRI/2022/10/046259
Lead Sponsor
Maulana Azad Medical College
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Preterm neonates with birth weight of <1500 grams to be enrolled at least within 24hrs of initiation

of nutritional feed (beyond MEN)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Necrotizing enterocolitis (Bellâ??s stage II or worse) before initiation of feeds

2. Cardiorespiratory compromise evidenced by need of more than one inotrope or single

inotrope with dose more than 15 microgram/kg/min infusion.

3. Infants with Gross Congenital Anomalies

4. Infants with Perinatal asphyxia (APGAR less than 5 at 5 minutes)

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the designed tool compared to current <br/ ><br>definition of feed intolerance (abdominal distention greater than 2 cm from baseline with <br/ ><br>gastric residual volume more than 50% of preceding feed volume OR any decision by <br/ ><br>clinician to interrupt the feeding plan of the neonate).Timepoint: Till reaching full feeds of 150 ml/kg/day
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
â?¢ To determine the incidence of FI among preterm VLBW neonatesTimepoint: Till reaching full feeds of 150 ml/kg/day;To assess the acceptance among the nursing staff through a 5-point Likert scaleTimepoint: at the end of the study period;To assess the maternal and neonatal factors associated with feed intoleranceTimepoint: Till reaching full feeds of 150 ml/kg/day;To describe the various clinical features associated with feed intolerance in preterm babiesTimepoint: Till reaching full feeds of 150 ml/kg/day;To establish the correlation of individual components of the tool with Feed IntoleranceTimepoint: Till reaching full feeds of 150 ml/kg/day
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