Status:

COMPLETED

Aspiration of Residual Gastric Contents

Lead Sponsor:

University of Florida

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Conditions:

Infant, Premature

Nutrition, Enteral

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 3 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to determine nutrition outcomes and risks to gastrointestinal integrity and function of aspirating for routine gastric contents prior to each feeding in very low b...

Detailed Description

The participants in the study will be randomly assigned (like the flip of a coin) to either have the leftover food in their stomach removed before each feeding, or not have the leftover food removed b...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • born at 32 weeks of less of gestational age
  • birth weight \</= to 1250 grams
  • receiving some enteral feedings by 72 hours of age
  • receiving parenteral feedings by 24 hours of age

Exclusion

  • Congenital or chromosomal abnormalities
  • complex congenital heart diseases and congenital anatomic gastrointestinal abnormalities

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 7 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 22 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

146 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01863043

Start Date

October 7 2013

End Date

January 22 2019

Last Update

June 28 2023

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Neonatal intensive care unit at Shands children's hospital at the Univeristy of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32504