Impact of oral application of Gastrografin on the meconium evacuation in very low birth weight infants
- Conditions
- Evacuation of inspissated meconium in very low birth weight infants (infants with a birthweight below 1500 grams)
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2007-000851-33-AT
- Lead Sponsor
- Medizinische Unversität Wien, Abteilung für Kinder- und Jugendheilkunde
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 104
Inclusion Criteria
inborn very low birth weight infants with abirthweight below 1500 grams and a gestational age below 32 weeks
Are the trial subjects under 18? yes
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) no
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion Criteria
complex dysmorphic syndromes
congenital abnormalities of the GI-tract
severe haemodynamic instability
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Main Objective: accelerate meconium evacuation in very low birth weight infants;Secondary Objective: impact of the procedure on introduction of enteral feedings- <br>shorter time on full enteral feedings;Primary end point(s): time to appearence of last meconium in days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method