A clinical trial to study the effect of naked eye examination of abdomen with that of abdominal circumference measurement before feed on time taken to reach full oral feed in babies born at or less than 32 weeks gestation.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: P073- Preterm [premature] newborn [other]
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/04/018389
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Pediatrics
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
All preterm (<= 32 weeksâ?? gestation) neonates requiring NICU admission
Receiving enteral feed volume of at least 30 ml/kg/day
Exclusion Criteria
Major congenital anomalies
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to reach full enteral feeding in preterm neonates â?¤ 32 weeks gestationTimepoint: Full enteral feed defined as the first day of successive two days of receiving at least 150 ml/kg of birth weight/day of breast milk/formula feeds. <br/ ><br>Outcome will be assessed at 1 to 2 weeks of age. <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Number of times gastric residual volume checked <br/ ><br>2.Number of episodes of feed stopped <br/ ><br>3.Incidence of stage II/III NEC <br/ ><br>4.Weekly weight gain till hospital discharge <br/ ><br>5.Duration of hospital stay <br/ ><br>6.Culture positive sepsis <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Daily <br/ ><br>Until discharge