Status:
COMPLETED
Nasogastric Tube vs. Orogastric Feeding Tube in Preterm Infants: Which is Best?
Lead Sponsor:
Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Conditions:
Infant, Premature
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 4 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to find out which method (nasogastric vs. orogastric) of feeding tube for premature infants results in earlier only oral feeding.
Detailed Description
Preterm infants, even as young as 23 weeks gestational age, can be fed enterally at the first week of life. Coordination of sucking and swallowing, and coordination of both and breathing is necessary ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All preterm infants, born during one year, who required tube feeding, and later discharged from neonatal intensive care unit.
Exclusion
- Infants who died during hospitalization
- Infants with severe neurologic deficit (e.g. after Sarnat II-III asphyxia, or as a part of a syndrome
- Infants with gastrostomy
- Infants who were transferred to another hospital for any reason (e.g. heart surgery)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
115 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00365703
Start Date
September 1 2006
End Date
August 1 2007
Last Update
December 19 2007
Active Locations (1)
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Neonatal intensive care unit, Hille Yaffe medical center
Hadera, Hadera, Israel, 38100