COMPARISON OF 3 HOURLY VERSUS 2 HOURLY FEEDING INTERVAL REGIMEN IN VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT PRETERM BABIES
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- admitte preterm babies less than 1500 grams eligible for feeding
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/11/010354
- Lead Sponsor
- Department Of Neonatology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 84
Inclusion Criteria
babies born preterm ( <37 wks) with birth weight less than 1500g
Exclusion Criteria
1. major congenital malformations
2. severe birth asphyxia(apgar at 5 mins <5)
3. birth weight less than 750g
4. necrotizing enterocolitis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time of attainment(Day) of full enteral feeding(150 ml/kg/day)Timepoint: time of attainment of full enteral feeding(150 ml/kg/day)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.time to termination of parenteral fluid <br/ ><br>2.incidence of feed intolerance <br/ ><br>3.hypoglycemiaTimepoint: day of termination of parenteral fluid