To see whether fixing the feeding tube on upper lip versus side cheek improves time taken to reach full oral feeds
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: P84- Other problems with newborn
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/08/044744
- Lead Sponsor
- ON SPONSOR
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
All hemodynamically stable very preterm neonates 28 to 32 weeks of gestational age at birth who are eligible for enteral feeding and who are not on any respiratory support or are on non-invasive respiratory support. (CPAP/HHHFNC/NIPPV)
Exclusion Criteria
1.Babies requiring invasive ventilation for more than 72 hours
2.Babies in shock requiring more than 2 inotropes before randomization.
3.Chromosomal anomalies
4.Congenital anomalies
5.Craniofacial malformation
6.Neonatal encephalopathy
7.Extremely low birth weight
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time in days to reach full oral wati spoon feeds of at least 150 mL/kg per day for three consecutive days.Timepoint: Till discharge or death
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Duration of hospital stay <br/ ><br>2.Number of orogastric tube dislodgements <br/ ><br>3.NOMAS score <br/ ><br>4.Time to reach full breastfeeds <br/ ><br>5.Exclusive breastfeeding at 6 weeks post-discharge <br/ ><br>6.Skin Injury <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Till discharge or death