Preterm Neonatal Feeding Protocol Comparing Feed Administration Time
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Feeding Intolerance
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
- Enrollment
- 136
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- To compare feeding intolerance between these two groups as defined by the following criteria: the number of times that the signs and symptoms in an infant caused the perception of feeding intolerance with feeds paused for longer than one feeding.
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Doctors have tried many different methods of feeding to try to decrease feeding intolerance in preterm babies so that they spend less time receiving liquid nutrition and have fewer problems with feeding intolerance.
The purpose of this study is to test two different methods of feeding preterm babies in the hopes of identifying a method that will decrease some of the feeding intolerance that can occur when feeding premature babies.
Investigators
Sue Ann Smith
MD, Neonatologist
Oregon Health and Science University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Any infant born at OHSU or transferred in from another facility whose birthweight is greater than 500 grams and less than 1500 grams, and whose gestational age is less than 32 weeks.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Any infant who has major anomalies including but not limited to \*gastroschisis
- •omphalocele
- •bowel obstruction or atresia
- •tracheo-esophageal fistula
- •Hirschsprung's Disease
- •congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- •congenital heart disease and other major syndromes
- •infants who have started enteral feeds prior to entering the study
- •Any infant whose birth weight is greater than or equal to 1500 grams or less than 500 grams
- •Any infant whose gestational age is greater than 32 weeks.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
To compare feeding intolerance between these two groups as defined by the following criteria: the number of times that the signs and symptoms in an infant caused the perception of feeding intolerance with feeds paused for longer than one feeding.
Time Frame: Daily
Secondary Outcomes
- To compare the number of days it takes the infant to reach full feeds.(After reaching full feeds.)
- To compare the number of days the infant requires intravenous nutrition.(After reaching full feeds.)
- To compare the number of days of overall hospitalization duration.(After patient discharge.)