Bowel Motility Patterns in Newborns

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: eonatal bowel adaptation to extra-uterine life; Neonatal bowel adaptation to extra-uterine life; Oral and Gastrointestinal - Normal oral and gastrointestinal development and function

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000659505
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Peter Campbell

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-06-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Term infants >36 completed weeks
Babies with Apgar scores greater than 7 at 1 and 5 minutes
Healthy newborns, not requiring any intervention except routine care such as IV fluids and antibiotics

Exclusion Criteria

Preterm infants<36 weeks at birth
Major congenital malformations
Babies that required active resuscitation at birth with Apgar scores less than 7 at 1 or 5 minutes
Babies that require any interventions other than routine care such IV fluids and antibiotics.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Borborygmi as assessed by auscultation with the Littmann Electronic Stethoscope 3200 [Three times a day over the first three days of life ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
nil[n/a]