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How to Optimize Enteral Feeding of the Full Enteral Feeding Preterm Infant
Led by IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna · Updated on 2025-01-07
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
336 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Very low-birth-weight premature infants (VLBWs) are fed via nasal or oro-gastric tube for a long time because of the physiological inability to coordinate swallowing, sucking, and breathing until at least 34 weeks of gestational age. Both bolus and continuous feeding modes are widely described in the literature; both modes have specific risks and benefits, and there is no evidence in the literature as to which mode is best in terms of tolerance and adverse effects. To date, the characteristics of enteral feeding that are associated with better feeding tolerance and fewer adverse effects have not been uniquely documented. There are currently no data in the literature directly comparing different modes of enteral feeding tube management in the preterm VLBW infant. Therefore, our study aims to evaluate different modes of enteral feeding tube management (extemporaneous vs. permanent introduction/removal and oral vs. nasal introduction route) in order to optimize enteral feeding management of the VLBW infant.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
How to Optimize Enteral Feeding of the Full Enteral Feeding Preterm Infant
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Gestational age less than 32 weeks and/or neonatal weight less than 1500 grams
- Full enteral feeding achieved with 150 ml/kg/day of milk
- Exclusive feeding with human milk (breast milk and/or donor milk)
- Signed informed consent by parent or legal guardian
You will not qualify if you...
- Need for invasive ventilatory support
- Presence of congenital malformations affecting the gastrointestinal tract
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Bologna, Bolgona, Italy, 40138
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Research Team
A
Arianna Aceti, MD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
0
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