Rapid versus slow rate advancement of feeds for enterally fed extremely low birth weight infants =1000g

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ow birth weight; Pregnancy and Childbirth; Other low birth weight

• Registration Number: ISRCTN96923718
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Cape Town (South Africa)

Brief Summary

1. 2016 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26369284 (added 21/01/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-12-07
• Study Completion: 2013-09-08
• Last Update Posted: 11 February 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

All inborn infants less than or equal to 1000g

Exclusion Criteria

1. All outborn infants
2. Congenital abnormalities which would preclude feeds or immediately life threatening

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to attain 1500g weight

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Clinical<br> 1.1. Time to regain birth weight<br> 1.2. Ttime to discharge<br> 1.3. Mortality<br> 1.4. Days nil by mouth<br> 1.5. Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC)<br> 1.6. Death before discharge<br> 1.7. Growth in head circumference to discharge<br> 1.8. Growth in length to discharge<br> 1.9. The need for total parenteral nutrition (TPN)<br> 2. Health services resource utilisation<br> 2.1. Days of parenteral nutrition<br> 2.2. Time to death or discharge<br>