Early Versus Late Progression of Enteral Feeding in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infants. A Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Trial

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders; utrition of preterm infants; Nutrition of preterm infants; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newborn

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000419965
• Lead Sponsor: Buon Consiglio Fatebenefratelli Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-04-21
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

Infants with birth weight between 750 and 1500 gr, consecutively admitted to the neonatal
intensive care unit of the recruited Institutions

Exclusion Criteria

major congenital abnormality including known chromosomal abnormality, twin-twin transfusion, significant multi-organ failure prior to trial entry, already received any enteral feeding

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
time (days) from the start of feeding advancement to reaching full enteral feeds (FEF), consisting in 140 ml/kg/day in very low birth weights infants[at one year after randomisation]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
time to regain birth weight[during the hospitalization]