time taken for preterm neonates to start direct feeds when colostrum is swabbed.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: P073- Preterm [premature] newborn [other]
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/04/041805
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Hamsika S M
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All very low birth weight neonates <1750 grams and < 48 hours of birth are included.
Exclusion Criteria
Congenital gastrointestinal anomalies
Chromosomal anomalies
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To determine the time taken to start sucking direct breast feeds in neonates below 1750 grams when given oropharyngeal colostrum <br/ ><br>Timepoint: at one week <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time to reach full feeds 150 ml per kg per day <br/ ><br>Incidence of sepsis <br/ ><br>Incidence of Necrotising EnterocolitisTimepoint: at one week