Effect of oral probiotic supplementation on the rate of hospital acquired infection and necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm very low birth weight infants

Completed

• Conditions: Hospital acquired infection and necrotizing enterocolitis in neonates; Infections and Infestations; Hospital acquired infection and necrotizing enterocolitis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN39142169
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-04-28
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

1. VLBW preterm infants (gestational age (GA) < 35 weeks , body weight (BW) < 1.5 kg)
2. Admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) who survived the first 3 days of life

Exclusion Criteria

1. Infants with chromosome abnormality
2. Infants with severe congenital defects
3. Infants with gastrointestinal anomalies (e.g. omphalocele, gastroschisis, intestinal obstruction)
4. Infants with unstable hemodynamic status

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified