The effect of early oral probiotics prescription in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants

Phase 3

Recruiting

• Conditions: Condition 1: Very Low Birth Weight. Condition 2: 1_2.499 weight. Condition 3: feeding intolerance. Condition 4: Abdominal distension. Condition 5: vomiting. Condition 6: Digestive bleeding. Condition 7: necrotic enterocolitis. Condition 8: Sepsis.; Extremely low birth weight newborn; Other low birth weight newborn; Neonatal difficulty in feeding at breast; P14; P11; P54.3; P77; P36.9; P07.0

• Registration Number: IRCT20220505054746N1
• Lead Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 29 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

Hospitalization in NICU ward
Born weight less than 1500 gr
Stable hemodynamic status
Ability to enteral nutrition
Parent's written consent

Exclusion Criteria

Dissatisfaction of parents
Impossibility of starting standard nutrition for neonate
Existence of any congenital anomalies in neonate
Neonate's CPR need in labor room
Unstable clinical status
Being a child of mothers with substance abuse disorders
Severe abdominal distension or peptic hemorrhage
Immunodeficiency in the family of neonate
Congenital enteral perforation or atresia
Complete forbidding of oral feeding

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feeding intolerance. Timepoint: In each feeding time. Method of measurement: Checklist.